Attorney General

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis on Wednesday, shortly after a task force of federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump began operating in the city.

There’s rising pressure to revisit the policy, one of the few exceptions to a law that blocks state and local agencies from assisting with immigration enforcement.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York, is the first time Oregon has led a coalition of states suing the second Trump administration.

“You have a right to an attorney. If you can’t provide one, one will be provided for you” is no longer guaranteed in this state. The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high.

Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight was fired by the White House on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump vowed to continue his reshaping of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Think Out Loud’s Dave Miller spoke with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield about the new administration’s crackdown on immigration, and what impacts the policies could have on the state.

The race pits Republican Will Lathrop, an experienced prosecutor pushing a public safety message, against former Speaker of the House Dan Rayfield, a Democrat, who represents the political establishment that, for years, has been responsible for shaping policies and laws.

OPB asked the top candidates vying to be the state's next attorney general questions about their legislative priorities, how they would approach the job and much more.

OPB asked the top candidates vying to be the state's next attorney general questions about their legislative priorities, how they would approach the job and much more.

The race shows no sign of the massive spending voters saw 12 years ago — that will likely wait until the general election in November. But the three candidates do offer meaningful differences in how they’d like to do the job of Oregon’s top lawyer.