Peter DeFazio News

The debate on the Affordable Health Care for American Act went late into the night Saturday.

Grant sought from an Oregon agency Regional Border Coast Airport Authority members voted Thursday to apply for a $7 million grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation to help pay for a new terminal at Del Norte County Airport.

Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, talks with crowd on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday during a Republican rally to oppose health care legislation.

Five environment groups working on designs for a new interstate bridge connecting Oregon and Washington, in saying the process is stalled, want engineers to craft a new Columbia River Crossing plan.

Pension and financial industry executives are fighting a legislative proposal that could force all investors - including pension funds - to start paying taxes on trades of stocks, commodities and other financial products.

Josh Laughlin, conservation director with Cascadia Wildlands, visits the waterfall that is the centerpiece of the Devil's Staircase in the Siuslaw National Forest, a 29,600-acre stretch of wild land in the Oregon Coast Range.

The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by Representative Peter A. DeFazio , is holding a hearing today at 9:30 a.m. on "Addressing the Problem of Distracted Driving." The Chairman has called U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and ...

The FBI says four shots hit a federal courthouse in Oregon late Wednesday night or early Thursday, with three of them breaking windows in U.S. Rep.

A bill to designate 21-mile section of the Molalla River as Wild and Scenic cleared a House committee today.

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted 20-9 in favor of H.R. 3596, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Act, which would partially repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act.

Streetcars are a true test of patience. If you're in a hurry and just can't wait to get from here to there, Portlanders can tell you: This might not be your ride.

Portland's Streetcar project received word Thursday that it's good to go, financially, for the jump to the city's East side, as Federal Transportation Administrator Peter Rogoff signed off on a $75 million dollar construction grant.

The Portland Streetcar runs along Northwest Lovejoy Street in Northwest Portland.

STAFF REPORT President Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve a $250 payment this year to more than 50 million seniors to make up for the absence of a hike in Social Security next year.

Click here to learn how Oregon is using ARRA funds. Click here to learn about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Jobs and Oregon's struggling economy were front and center Saturday as Democrats gathered for their "Summit" conference to plan for next year's election and try to maintain big gains they scored in 2008.

OR-4: Sid Leiken's campaign circles the drain October 15 was the deadline for congressional campaigns to report their fundraising totals for the three-month period from July 1 to September 30.

"? For the first time in 35 years, millions of older Americans won't be getting a fatter Social Security payment next year.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will explain Wednesday what kind of commercial logging will take place on millions of acres of federal forests in western Oregon.

Alex is the preservation associate for Environment Oregon , a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization working to protect Oregon's air, water & open places.