Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, who serves as the co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, said that President Donald Trump broke the law on the night of Jan. 24, when he fired 17 inspectors

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that agents sent by President Donald Trump in 2020 to protect a federal courthouse used excessive force

Three people were arrested during an anti-Trump protest march through downtown Portland after police spotted vandals spray painting along the route, police officials said early Tuesday night.

Police arrested five people suspected of vandalism and related crimes during a political protest in downtown Portland Tuesday night, officials said. A large group began a march, heralded as “The People’s Inauguration Day,

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary, is still awaiting her confirmation hearing. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican, served one term in Congress representing Oregon's 5th District, was defeated in November's election by Democrat Janelle Bynum. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley expressed his support for Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation.

Emergency contraception purchases have increased since inauguration day across the country, including in Oregon.

With Trump pardoning or commuting the sentences of people who participated in the Jan. 6 riots, extremism experts have openly wondered if activists who favor the president — many of whom traveled to Oregon and Washington for violent conflicts with leftist demonstrators — will be emboldened toward further political violence over the next four years.

Donald Trump, now 47th President of the United States, takes office with Americans still deeply divided in their opinions of him and the agenda he's promised.

A pastor in Portland, Oregon, says his church is preparing to provide sanctuary to people lacking legal status who risk being removed from the country under President Donald Trump’s plans to conduct mass deportations.

Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations. They are ...

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Oregon and Washington join multi-state lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants.