Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago. Madigan attorney Dan Collins opened Friday afternoon by quoting his ...

In a significant shift, Washington and Clackamas counties have been prosecuting more shoplifters than Multnomah County.

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Unapproved City Council Regular Minutes January 13, 2025 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call was taken with the following City Council members present; Mayor Kim Pexton; ...

In a clear break from his predecessor, Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez promised this week that protesters ...

A tough-on-crime prosecutor’s office is weighing its options after a court dismissed violent charges against a Portland ...

Several people were arrested Tuesday night after they were spotted vandalizing buildings during an anti-Trump protest in Downtown Portland.

The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might ...

Of those thousands of people in Washington D.C. to witness Monday's events, many of them are from Ohio who traveled to see a ...

Under a 40-year-old law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture can withhold subsidies, like crop insurance and disaster payments ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump believes he has been wronged by current and former officials, members of the media and more.

The scheme to cast aside legitimate votes in Philadelphia was part of a multipronged effort to keep Trump in power, according ...