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Trump signs education orders, including overhaul of college accreditations

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a series of education-focused orders Wednesday related to accreditation in higher education,…

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Chavez-DeRemer’s labor department threatens ‘serious legal consequences’ for talking to journalists

This story was originally published by ProPublica. A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all…

State

Sen. Wyden meets seniors to talk Trump threats to social services, Meals on Wheels

Paul Knauls, 94, depends on food deliveries from the nonprofit Meals on Wheels to his home in northeast…

Oregon

Oregon archdiocese ‘in shock’ after death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church, died…

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RFK Jr. to refocus federal autism research on environmental factors

WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday the department will shift…

Nation

Oregon companies suffering under Trump tariffs, consumers next, business leaders tell governor

At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation…

Education

Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo

Many conservative-led states rely heavily on dollars from Washington.

Nation

Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

WASHINGTON — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs…

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Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing…

Nation

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out…

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