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House speaker says no quick vote to end partial govt. shutdown, blames Democrats for ICE demands
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (622+ words) WASHINGTON " House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate…...
‘Resign’: Portland mayor issues scathing statement after protesters gassed at Portland ICE building
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (328+ words) Portland Mayor Keith Wilson urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to resign and told their bosses to leave Portland in a scathing statement issued Saturday after federal agents launched tear gas at a large crowd protesting near the Portland ICE…...
Readers respond: Refuse unconstitutional detention orders
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (255+ words) I read the story about U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agents detaining a family as they tried to take their child to the emergency room. It chilled me to my core. Who could see that headline and not realize the fundamental…...
5-year-old whose ICE detention drew outrage returns to Minnesota home, lawmaker says
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (252+ words) Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin…...
‘Scared is what brave is for’ – Oregon immigration observers on high alert for possible surge
1+ day, 23+ min ago (1401+ words) While immigration arrests appear to have fallen dramatically in January in Oregon, the people who help document the Trump administration's sweep are on high alert for a possible surge in the state. Volunteer observers say they remain hyper-vigilant in the…...
Trump weighs in on Eugene ICE protest, threatening ‘these criminals’ with consequences
1+ day, 27+ min ago (315+ words) President Donald Trump took note of the chaotic Friday protest in downtown Eugene, threatening demonstrators in the Oregon city and those in other "Democrat cities" with brutal consequences for attacking federal property. "Last night in Eugene, Oregon, these criminals broke…...
Hundreds turn out in Milan to protest ICE agents at Winter Olympics
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (471+ words) MILAN " Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not…...
Protesters ‘breach’ federal building in Eugene; police declare riot
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (263+ words) Police declared a riot Friday in response to an hours-long protest at the Federal Building in downtown Eugene that included windows being broken at the building. Protesters "breached the building and went inside," the Eugene police said in a statement....
Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (528+ words) Direct cash assistance from the state is helping homeless Oregon youth find housing, according to the results of a pilot program that concluded last year. In February 2023, the Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program at the Oregon Department of Human Services began…...
Oregon animal rights initiative aims to ban hunting, fishing, slaughtering of livestock
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (610+ words) Imagine a world with no hunting, no fishing, no livestock. That might sound like Bizarro World to most Americans. But animal rights advocates are pushing to make it a reality in Oregon. Initiative Petition 28 would remove many exemptions from current…...