Sep 09 Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall's pivotal midterm election. Continue reading
May 28 Trump's DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents By Bill Barrow, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The Department of Justice alleges in separate lawsuits announced Thursday that Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington state are imposing unconstitutional restrictions that it says impede law enforcement and threaten agents’ safety. Continue reading
May 19 Live Results: Oregon midterm state and congressional primaries Oregon voters on Tuesday rejected a gas tax increase passed last year by Democratic lawmakers, a victory for Republicans who put the issue to voters as the war with Iran was causing prices at the pump to soar. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 8:00 America's first billion-dollar climate fund sparks spending debate in Portland By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz In 2018, voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a first-of-its-kind climate and justice fund aimed at investing in projects in historically marginalized communities. Since then, the fund has grown, and so has the debate over how that money should be spent. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 5:45 ICE shootings spark outrage, protests across the country demanding accountability By John Yang, Kaisha Young This week’s series of shootings by federal agents enforcing Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration have sparked a weekend of protests. Voices of anger and outrage were heard at rallies and demonstrations across the country. John Yang speaks with Lisa Gilbert,… Continue watching
Jan 10 Protests against ICE spread across U.S. after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon. It was was one of hundreds of protests planned in towns and cities across the… Continue reading
Jan 08 Federal immigration agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, police say By Associated Press Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said. Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago and other cities By Michelle Price, Associated Press Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that he’s removing the Guard troops for now. Continue reading
Oct 25 Where the latest court battles over Trump's National Guard deployments stand now By Gene Johnson, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 9:21 Oregon governor calls Trump's actions 'an abuse of power and threat to our democracy' By Geoff Bennett, Elizabeth Summers, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Alexa Gold President Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to U.S. cities is setting up a new showdown in federal courts over the limits of his authority. Illinois sued the administration to stop plans to send in 400 troops from Texas. Continue watching