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News United States » Oregon » Politics: Building safety beyond politics at a safe house in Oregon

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/building-safety-beyond-politics-safe-001849523.html
Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

Refuge America is opening a safe house in Portland to provide housing, support, and community for displaced LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees.

News United States » Oregon » Politics: ‘Illegal’ and ‘unnecessary’: Oregon, Washington leaders decry USPS ballot proposal

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/illegal-and-unnecessary-oregon-washington-leaders-decry-usps-ballot-proposal/ar-AA24ENn7
Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026

Oregon and Washington election officials are speaking out against a proposed rule change from the United States Postal Service, which could impact how ballots are handled in the mail.

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Oregon officials push back against ruling on mail voting executive order

News channel or source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/28/rayfield-federal-trump-mail-vote-order/90295878007/
Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

Oregon's top lawyer and elections administrator are pushing back against an executive order that would limit mail-in voting after a federal judge ruled against blocking it on May 28. U.S. District ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Secretary of State says Oregon elections are 'safe, accurate & fair' ahead of primary

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/secretary-of-state-says-oregon-elections-are-safe-accurate-fair-ahead-of-primary/ar-AA23Cahz
Published on: Tuesday 19 May 2026

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read and Attorney General Dan Rayfield held a press conference as voters cast their ballots for Tuesday's primary election -- reassuring Oregonians about the safety of ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Oregon Politics & News

News channel or source: https://www.dailysignal.com/category/state-politics-news/oregon-politics-news/
Published on: Wednesday 22 April 2026

Oregon politics from The Daily Signal, examining progressive policies in Portland, rural county concerns, drug decriminalization debates, and the stark political divisions shaping the state. Democrat ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Professor says US political violence used to be worse, and Oregon played a part

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/professor-says-us-political-violence-used-to-be-worse-and-oregon-played-a-part/ar-AA21Xdw6
Published on: Tuesday 28 April 2026

Political violence in the United States may feel uniquely alarming right now, but it is not unprecedented, according to Laura Appleman, the Van Winkle Melton Professor of Law and University Research ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Oregon elections official says system is safe, accurate, slams Trump

News channel or source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/19/oregon-elections-official-says-voter-system-remains-secure-and-accurate/90166304007/
Published on: Tuesday 19 May 2026

Oregon’s secretary of state and attorney general said on Election Day the state’s election system remains secure and accurate.

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Oregon, Washington among states suing to block Trump’s vote-by-mail executive order

News channel or source: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/vote-by-mail-executive-order-lawsuit-oregon/
Published on: Friday 03 April 2026

Oregon, Washington and 21 other states on Friday became the latest parties to challenge a new executive order from President Donald Trump that, if it stands, would reshape mail voting throughout the ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Oregon, other states under federal investigation for requiring insurers to cover abortions

News channel or source: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/03/oregon-other-states-under-federal-investigation-for-requiring-insurers-to-cover-abortions.html
Published on: Sunday 22 March 2026

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced an investigation into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion care. In a news release, the agency said the ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Oregon attorney general, 22 other states sue over President Trump’s executive order to limit vote-by-mail

News channel or source: https://ktvz.com/news/government-politics/2026/04/03/oregon-attorney-general-22-other-states-sue-over-president-trumps-executive-order-to-limit-vote-by-mail/
Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and one governor on Friday to file a lawsuit against President Trump's March 31 executive ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Political, Not Partisan

News channel or source: https://eugeneweekly.com/2026/05/28/political-not-partisan/
Published on: Wednesday 27 May 2026

Growing up in Oregon, my two political role models were Sen. Mark Hatfield and Gov. Tom McCall, both Republicans. McCall for his protection of the environment and Hatfield for his efforts to end ...

News United States » Oregon » Politics: Professor says U.S. political violence used to be worse, and Oregon played a part

News channel or source: https://katu.com/news/local/willamette-law-historian-says-political-violence-has-deep-roots-and-oregon-plays-a-part-oregon-portland-willamette-university-professor-history-political-violent-rhetoric-polarization-social-media-politics-orpol-republican-democrat-democratic
Published on: Tuesday 28 April 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Political violence in the United States may feel uniquely alarming right now, but it is not unprecedented, according to Laura Appleman, the Van Winkle Melton Professor of Law ...