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Infrastructure
Feds throw Washington’s $1.2B broadband program into disarray
States spent more than two years preparing to distribute the infrastructure funding. Now the Trump administration is making last-minute changes to the rules.
Oregonians rally after Trump’s Iran strikes, Northwest lawmakers call for accountability
Some Oregonians joined protesters in other U.S. cities on Sunday to demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s decision to launch military strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran.

Immigration
Asylum seeker’s courthouse arrest illustrates Trump administration’s latest immigration enforcement tactic
Legal experts say some asylum seekers are being moved from a process with legal protections into expedited removal, which has "almost none."

Portland mayor waves off federal help after Saturday protest at ICE building
“Portland has not requested and does not require the intervention of the National Guard,” Mayor Keith Wilson said in the statement Sunday.

Police declare riot at Portland ICE facility, multiple arrests made
Tense demonstrations outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland were declared a riot Saturday as federal officers once again faced off with protesters.

‘No Kings’ rallies draw thousands across the Pacific Northwest
OPB reporters covered “No Kings” protests in Portland, Newberg and Hillsboro on Saturday, and we also be worked with news partners to provide coverage from across the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how demonstrations unfolded throughout the day.
Think Out Loud
Asylum seekers arrested in Portland amid protests sparked by rising federal immigration raids
We hear from Innovation Law Lab about four asylum seekers they are representing who were recently arrested when they showed up for scheduled hearings at the Portland Immigration Court.

Newberg business owner arrested by ICE officials, alarming vineyard workers
A vineyard business owner was arrested by federal immigration officials Thursday. The arrest follows an uptick of enforcement actions by the federal government in Oregon.

Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

Politics Now
‘OPB Politics Now’: What the ‘one big, beautiful bill’ would mean for Oregon’s health care system
The Trump administration's "one big, beautiful bill" is in the state Senate.