Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic ...

Less than two days after issuing an order to freeze funding on federal assistance that pays for health and child care, the ...

A spokesperson for the Oregon attorney general's office said the states suing to stop the order will proceed with the lawsuit ...

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Thank you for publishing the recent article on the projected drop in Oregon snowfall due to climate change (Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50 percent by 2100 among findings in ...

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) is speaking out after Republicans blocked a resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned ...

Oregon leaders were scrambling Tuesday morning after an announcement from the Trump administration that it was at least ...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced Monday he would not back President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Paul said he didn’t believe Chavez-DeRemer’s ...

Gov. Tina Kotek urged Oregonians to keep using services such as Medicaid and Head Start as usual, and not delay care.

U.S. Senators for Oregon, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are slamming the Trump Administration’s announcement to freeze federal ...