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NORTHWEST NEWS

Oregon State Hires Alabama Assistant Jamarcus Shephard to Take Over Struggling Football Program

Shephard will be formally introduced at a news conference Tuesday.

Tobias Read Among Democratic State Election Officials Demanding Answers on Justice Department's Requests for Voter Data

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read joins letter with Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and eight others.

Hundreds of National Guard Troops Deployed to Portland and Chicago are Being Sent Home

Those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration

Off-duty Pilot Who Tried to Cut a Flight’s Engines Midair Won't Serve Prison Time, Judge Rules

Joseph Emerson was riding in an extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco in October 2023 and was subdued by the crew. The plane landed safely in Portland. 

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Secretary of State Accepting Public Comment on Updated Oregon Motor Voter Administrative Rules

"By addressing the technical and clerical errors previously found in the OMV program, we’re building a stronger, more secure, and...

MusicOregon’s Echo Fund, with Support from Portland Office of Arts & Culture, Awards $118,000 to Local Independent Musicians

Selected from a competitive pool of 240 applications, MusicOregon will fund 27 remarkable projects, totaling 8,000, to help the...

1803 Fund Announces Nearly $70 Million in Historic Real Estate Investments to Shape Albina’s Next Century

The latest investments include the purchase and future redevelopment of two significant districts in Albina designed to transform...

Portland Public Schools Celebrates Ruby Bridges Day

On Friday, Nov. 14, 7:30 – 8 a.m. Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong will join Forest Park Elementary students, staff and families...

OPINION

Don’t Let Predatory Debt Traps Rob the Holiday Season’s Joy

App-based loans could magnify financial stresses after government shutdown, says CRL ...

Generation Z is the Battleground

Generation Z’s early and passionate embrace of activism reflects both a reaction to the challenges of their era and a proactive commitment to making a tangible impact. ...

The Government Shutdown Proves We Need Skilled Trades

Our current moment is a powerful case study in where economic value and job stability lie. ...

No Veteran Should Go Hungry

Nearly 25% of America’s veterans live either below the federal poverty level or paycheck to paycheck. ...

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U.S. & WORLD NEWS

 

The leaders of France and Britain are visiting Washington this week. It's part of European efforts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President speaks of being a bridge between Europe and the U.S. administration. French President Emmanuel Macron has more strongly criticized Trump’s statements and American moves to negotiate with Moscow. Both leaders insist Ukraine must not be sidelined in peace talks. Macron is due at the White House on Monday and Starmer on Thursday.

 

President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility for “advice and consent” on presidential nominees. Trump and his allies are talking about going around the Senate and using temporary recess appointments, which last no more than two years. Invoking that authority could result in a court fight that lands at the Supreme Court. Trump might also have to claim another never-before-used power to force the Senate into a recess if it won’t agree to one


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