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Attorney General Jeff Sessions was in San Diego Monday to announce a “zero tolerance” policy when it comes to illegal border crossings. He says the Department of Homeland Security will now refer 100 percent of those cases to the Department of Justice for prosecution.

We talk with Democratic House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, and Republican Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, about their legislative priorities and how they plan to address the many crises facing the state.

A wildfire along California's Central Coast, south of San Francisco, has destroyed dozens of homes. Hundreds of families have been evacuated. To keep the fire from consuming anymore homes, crews are trying to guide the fire into a national forest.

Oregon legislators are going back to work next week for the first time since the pandemic began and protests against police brutality became two of the biggest issues of our time.

We’re taking advantage of a slow week in Oregon politics to bring you a recent conversation with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on OPB’s "Think Out Loud."

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on members of a wandering band of young Sudanese refugees who are being resettled in the American Midwest. After losing their parents during the country's 40 years of civil war, thousands of orphans streaming into Kenya became known as the 'Lost Boys of Sudan.'

The governor and attorney general support it. Prosecutors are lobbying for it. But there's still uncertainty over whether lawmakers will come together to tweak the state's death penalty laws.

Ancient ruins hidden in Peru's highlands hold clues to a fundamental question: Why did humans finally settle down and start to form civilizations? Join Morning Edition and NPR's Alex Chadwick on the latest Radio Expedition as he explores the lost temples and decaying fortresses of the Pukara.

President Biden will make his first address in front of a joint session of Congress on Wednesday — one day ahead of his 100th day in office.

Rachel Martin talks with Michael Schmidt of The New York Times about a report that Trump adviser Carter Page testified Thursday that he told Jeff Sessions in 2016 about a trip he took to Russia.