Here’s a civilian’s guide to the 2026 Oregon legislative session. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the report.

This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.

The potential scenarios the legislation could lead to involve armed conflict between different troops or court challenges, according to legislative counsel Oregon lawmakers have resurrected a bill aiming to restrict …

This Valentine’s Day week, people across the country are coming together to show love and solidarity with immigrant communities—and to reject the violent, intrusive, and unlawful tactics being carried out by the Trump Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This is a weekend of nonviolent action, collective care, and public accountability. Sign up to show your participation and to receive updates and...

In 2015, a Portland-based psychiatrist wrote a curious email to Jeffrey Epstein. “Jeffrey, I found the time spent with you to be enjoyable and fascinating, and I appreciate your hospitality.” The email came from Dr. Paul M. Conti, a psychiatrist and author in Portland who’s been praised by clients like Lady Gaga and Tommy Hilfiger for his breakthrough work on healing trauma. Dr. Conti appears to have met and coordinated with Jeffrey Epstein off and...

Washington’s obsession with dairy didn’t start with RFK Jr.

Salem lawmakers want to regulate federal immigration officers, end the Cherriots’ board’s ability to levy taxes without a public vote and beef up the state’s emergency management system. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the report.

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Join us on Feb. 5 to urge lawmakers to priotize working families, not pad the profits of the ultra-wealthy.

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His case has become a vehicle for a strain of anti-elite populism that’s growing across the political spectrum.

Join us on Feb. 5 to urge lawmakers to priotize working families, not pad the profits of the ultra-wealthy.

Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?

The Pentagon has threatened to drop its decades-long military support for Scouting America, formerly known as Boy Scouts, according to reports Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been critical of the organization and its name change, particularly its decision to allow girls to join the forme...