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Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest
Politics
Oregon voter turnout dropped to 75% in this year's election
That's a 5% drop compared to 2020 and lower than prior elections.

Politics
Lane County Clerk Dena Dawson will be Oregon’s next elections director
Incoming Secretary of State Tobias Read hopes to increase trust in the elections director's office, which last year faced scandal and is currently grappling with revelations potential noncitizens were registered to vote.

Think Out Loud
Why Portland’s District 1 voter participation lagged other districts in first election using ranked choice voting
City of Portland and Multnomah County elections divisions released survey results and data showing lower rates of turnout and awareness of ranked choice voting among District 1 voters in the November election.

FBI offers $25,000 for information about ballot box attacks in Portland, Vancouver
Investigators hope someone will come forward about the suspect’s vehicle, a dark-colored Volvo.

Foreign influence efforts reached a fever pitch during the 2024 elections
While some fake videos made by actors with Russian ties received millions of views, researchers say there's so far no indication that these efforts swayed U.S. election results.

10 key demographic groups that could decide the presidential election
From voters young and older to the potentially very wide gender gap, here's what to watch for as the election results come in.
Oregon Art Beat
The pen and the pony: How this Oregon cartoonist shaped US politics and introduced Arabian horses to America
Each summer in Silverton, Oregon, the local community packs Main Street for a festival to celebrate their favorite son: renowned political cartoonist Homer Davenport.

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls
The court's order comes less than a week before the 2024 general election.

U.S. cybersecurity chief says election systems have ‘never been more secure’
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told NPR that election officials across the U.S. have made big improvements to bolster both physical and cyber security.