U.S. military strikes in Venezuela over the weekend have triggered sharp backlash from Democratic lawmakers and concern among immigrant communities, even as some Republicans praised the operation.

U.S. Senate and House Democrats from Oregon moved swiftly to condemn President Donald Trump’s Saturday morning announcement that the United States carried out a military strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. They called the action unconstitutional, reckless and a dangerous escalation with global consequences.

Local agencies have shelved planned services and upgrades to buildings amid funding uncertainties.

In vitro fertilization costs thousands of dollars and is often too expensive for many people struggling to conceive. A new law aims to help change that.

To kick off 2026, the JPR News Team sat down a conversation about the most impactful stories our reporters covered in 2025.

The proposals come after revelations that hundreds of possible noncitizens were registered to vote in error.

Oregon military officials say that National Guard members remain deployed as of Wednesday.

California lawmakers spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduced. But these 10 measures had hours of intense debate in 2025.

Jackson County commissioners are weighing whether to intervene after a patron at the Talent library was reported for viewing videos of naked children, raising concerns from other library patrons and prompting a police investigation.

California showed it was serious about regulating Big Tech in 2025 — and Big Tech showed it was serious about coming to the statehouse and fighting back.

City managers Alex Campbell of Talent and Eric Swanson of Phoenix, join the Exchange.

Fridge-less apartments dotting the pricey California rental market will soon be a head-scratching relic.