Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.

Questions about the process stemmed from two "unofficial" documents released by the state showing a discrepancy in the number of ballots counted.

A winner has been declared by The Associated Press in one of the most closely watched House races in the country between Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her Democratic challenger, state Rep.

Lesly Muñoz’s lead against Rep. Tracy Cramer continued to grow Tuesday and both campaigns will receive a list of "challenged" ballots this morning.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon is in the running to become labor secretary under President-elect Donald Trump, according to several national media reports. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican and former Happy Valley mayor,

Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.

State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

In updated results Friday, Rep. Tracy Cramer was trailing Lesly Muñoz. If the seat flips, Democrats would regain a supermajority in both chambers.

Bynum, a three-term state legislator, flipped back a congressional seat that Democrats had previously held for years.

Chavez-DeRemer, who was defeated by her Democrat opponent in the 2024 elections, was picked by Trump to lead the Department of Labor.

Amidst the ongoing sexual abuse cases in the St. Helens School District, the Oregon Department of Human Services said that they are investigating two more allegations of sexual abuse against St. Helens High School staff members as well as allegations of failure to report child safety concerns against the district’s superintendent,

Chavez-DeRemer’s selection marks a departure from typical GOP nominations to the position. She has supported pro-union legislation and garnered the support of some unions.