In state and national news this year, many Oregonians stood out for standing up. From protests and marches against President ...

Religion played a role in some of the biggest political stories of the past year. That’s likely to continue in 2026, as ...

President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is ...

Our live coverage of the government shutdown has ended for the day. Read more here or in the posts below. The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County ...

We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean. We're joined now by NPR senior ...

President Trump has been responsible for the winners and losers of 2025, from the Left's NGOs to border security to ...

The partial federal government shutdown is now into its sixth day, and although the Senate is scheduled to vote on the stopgap funding bill for a fifth time on Monday, Oct. 6, it still lacks the 60 ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government is on track to reopen after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, but final votes are still needed in the Senate and then the House to end the 41-day impasse. The ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s working to determine which "Democrat" agencies will face cuts after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on a government funding package.

The U.S. Capitol building. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) When the federal government ran out of money on Oct. 1, the consensus in Washington, D.C., was that it was likely the start of one of ...

• Shutdown-related firings begin: White House budget chief Russell Vought announced the government has started firing federal workers as the shutdown drags on. So far, it appears the Departments of ...