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Washington, D.C. (NBC News) – A new Supreme Court ruling says the federal government can’t refuse to register most trademarks even if they are considered offensive. The unanimous decision–which was handed down by the high court Monday morning–is a victory for an …

Sacramento, Calif. (CNN) – California is defying President Trump. Even though the United States is pulling out of the Paris accord, California is moving forward signing agreements in the fight against climate change. “We’re not opposing for the sake of opposition,” said …

Washington, D.C. (CNN) – Democratic Senator Ron Wyden said Tuesday that he, and other Democrats, are ready to take collaborative action on health care–if Republicans are ready. “If the republicans will set aside this partisan, gun at your head kind of approach, …

Washington, D.C. – Oregon lawmakers are expressing their opinions about President Donald Trump’s budget plan. The proposal calls for Congress to spend around $4.1 trillion. While that’s not a relative increase from the previous budget, funds would be shifted and others slashed …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s 2017 Teacher of the Year from Howard Elementary School in Medford visited the White House Wednesday. Gloria Robertson, a bilingual kindergarten teacher, is representing Oregon during the National Teacher of the Year Program’s “Washington Week.” Robertson, along with …

Grants Pass, Ore., — “It was really an experience of a lifetime.” Gordon Hoefer and William Isely only spent two years in the Navy during World War II. They didn’t know each other during their times served, but say their paths probably …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) led a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday on how to address opioid abuse in Oregon. During the hearing, Walden discussed how to best combat fentanyl, a “deadly drug that is accelerating opiod abuse in …

Ashland, Ore., — Thousands of men, women and children took to the streets of Ashland for a peaceful protest supporting women’s rights. “It’s also about just preserving all of our rights, it’s preserving roe v wade, it’s making sure women and minorities, …

Washington, D.C. (CNN) — In a rare bipartisan vote the House of Representatives approved legislation boosting federal research efforts to combat cancer and other diseases, including $1.8 billion in funding for Vice President Joe Biden’s “cancer moonshot” initiative. The “21st Century Cures …

Washington D.C. (CNN) — Retiring Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, is set to introduce a Senate bill that aims to end the Electoral College. Boxer announced in a statement on Tuesday …