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House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won’t be the last.
Sports
Timbers fail to score, lose 1-0 to Real Salt Lake
The Portland Timbers were coming off a 2-1 road loss to St. Louis City and are 2-3-1 in their last six matches.

House nears vote on cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The House could vote on final passage of the Trump administration's rescission package, which claws back $9 billion in funds allocated for public media and foreign aid, as early as Thursday evening.

Clawing back foreign aid is tied to ‘fraud, waste and abuse.’ What’s the evidence?
As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.

Oregon’s highway cleanup workers lose their jobs after transportation package fails
A highway cleanup company that primarily hires formerly incarcerated individuals, veterans and people facing homelessness, laid off 40 of its Oregon employees on Friday.
Think Out Loud
Athletes share experience at Special Olympics Oregon
Over the weekend athletes competed in Corvallis for the 53rd Special Olympics Oregon summer season. We'll hear from two athletes who competed.

Media
Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid
The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Eugene leaders pull controversial fire fee from November ballot
A proposed fire services fee to help fill a budget shortfall in Eugene will not go to voters.

Supreme Court says Trump’s efforts to close the Education Department can continue
The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off.

This measure would make Washington residents prove they are citizens when they register to vote
A Washington Republican Party leader drafted a 2026 ballot measure imposing new rules that critics warn will deter some residents from registering and kick some voters off the rolls.