Wood, rain and cityscapes at Pioneer Square Art Walk

Plus, fall festivals featuring cute cats, alternative comics and sweaty saunas.

Oregon voters on Tuesday passed most local fire, school funding proposals

Just one school bond measure of nine failed and three of 16 fire funding proposals failed to pass on Nov. 3, among more than 80…

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Business chief urges government to use more means testing

CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Andrew McKellar, joined us on the podcast to discuss ACCI’s prescriptions for the country’s economic ills.

Mendoza wins congressional seat from Republican Ciscomani

Democrat challenger JoAnna Mendoza has beaten Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani to take over the seat of the state’s most competitive district.   The Associated Press called…

Newsom plans to commute all of California’s death sentences

Melania Trump touts rare agreement she brokered between Russia and Ukraine

The six-day pause from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky comes as the administration ramps up efforts to secure an agreement to end the war in…

I’ve NEVER Seen Someone So Out of Touch!

The Horse’s Mouth: Payman exits Lounge, Pollies forgetful on US junket, Senate’s Chekhov returns

Plus: Nationals Senator Ross Cadell tells us his Bitcoin investment was doing well the last time he looked. That must have been a while ago.…

Melania TURNS on Trump…

Doctors, teacher, pastor, and paralympian: Meet the new Dem Senators

Rep. Garcia says voters gave Democrats a mandate to pursue accountability

5 fascinating Australian literary podcasts – from biographers’ tales to Luke Bateman

These podcasts reflect the depth and diversity of Australia’s literary scene, offering unfiltered chats that focus on new books, contentious or cosy classics and more.

Oregonians can comment Nov. 10 on PGE’s proposed rate increase

Oregonians can tell state regulators Nov. 10 their thoughts on the state’s largest utility’s latest efforts to raise their electricity bills for an eighth year…

Colorado voters approve measure banning transgender athletes from gendered school sports

Proposition 134 prohibits athletes it defines as male from playing on female sports teams, though it provides exceptions for athletes it defines as female who…

Welch Will Not Seek New Term As Speaker After 26 House Democrats Call For Change

The move comes after months of criticism over his handling of sexual harassment allegations in the House.

This is delicious..

Rep. Raskin on Haley Stevens Endorsement: “It backfired on her.”

After midterms, world leaders await Trump’s next move in Iran

How North Carolina Democrats flipped several House seats in historically GOP districts

All of these seats were in districts redrawn in 2023 to favor Republican candidates.

Trump’s lawyers are asking to overturn his Stormy Daniels hush money conviction