A federal trial in Portland about the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard to the city got off with a stunning ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed it would rehear arguments about the president’s authority to send members of the ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday it wanted more time to decide whether to rehear arguments on the matter.

The appeals court overturned the ruling of a lower court judge in Oregon, which could pave the way for President Trump to ...

The camping ban, adopted last year, prohibits people from camping in public spaces when “reasonable” alternative shelter is ...

The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up ...

We learn all about Dr. Marie Equi, a radical Oregonian in the early 20th century known for her reproductive healthcare, labor activism and antiwar politics. She also lived openly as a lesbian in the ...

Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin ...

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Alex Zielinski covers Portland city politics. Prior to joining OPB, Alex covered city government for the Portland Mercury. She’s also worked as a journalist in San Antonio, Texas, and Washington, D.C.

Local journalism across the country and the Pacific Northwest has been under intense financial pressure for several decades, forcing many local newspapers and other media outlets to close or shrink ...

As the wind and rain blew across the sodden city this weekend, Portlanders awaited clarity from the courts on whether and when federalized National Guard troops might be seen on the streets.