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Readers respond: Carving up Oregon
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden decries Saudi-backed golf tournament planned for Portland area: ‘Selling out integrity for profits’
"They are effectively trying to cleanse the stains of the Saudi regime,” Wyden told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Friday.
Oregon senators press Biden admin to act on Saudi Arabia’s role in fugitives fleeing U.S.
“We urge you to do what the Trump administration would not — impose consequences," write U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.
Merkley, Oregon Democrats seek to ID feds in Portland, curb their use of force
"This gross violation of Americans’ civil rights must end immediately.”
Oregon senators renew push to punish Saudi Arabia over suspected role in whisking fugitives out of US
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are renewing a push to have the Trump administration investigate — and potentially punish — the government of Saudi Arabia for its suspected role in whisking its citizens out of the United States to escape criminal prosecution.
Justice and William Barr: Steve Duin column
Forever covering for the president
As coronavirus looms, Kaiser denies it is running low on safety equipment but asks state for help
Underfunded charities, county health departments and a rural hospital all got badly needed biological safety equipment from the state in recent days to help them deal with potential coronavirus patients. So did Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest and richest health systems in the country. The transaction raises questions about the preparedness of the state's health care sector for the highly infectious virus. It also could fuel a quiet debate within Kaiser about whether it is offering its employees sufficient safety equipment.
Housing Secretary Ben Carson finally talks radon with lawmakers, makes no promises
The sit-down, months in the making, followed a national investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
FBI: Saudi government ‘almost certainly’ helps its citizens escape prosecution in US for serious crimes
Intelligence officials believe the escapes from justice will continue without intervention by the American government.
Ignored by HUD, senators push for meeting with Secretary Ben Carson over radon failures
HUD didn't respond to questions from Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. Now the chorus is growing louder.
With stroke of Trump’s pen, the FBI has 30 days to declassify Saudi fugitive intel
The action comes nearly a year after an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive found multiple cases where Saudi students studying throughout the U.S. vanished while facing sex crime and other felony charges.
Wyden, Merkley press HUD to address radon in public housing after Oregonian investigation
The newsroom found that federal and local officials aren't protecting tenants from the risk of exposure.
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