A group of Democratic Oregon lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to release $7 million in authorized funding meant to address Oregon’s “catastrophic” fishery disaster.

Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced he is running for a fourth term in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat, an East Portland resident when he’s not in Washington, D.C., has been mulling his future for ...

Senator Jeff Merkley will seek a fourth term. Wildfires continue to grow in southern Oregon. Chief Meteorologist Holden ...

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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon is running for reelection. The Democrat announced yesterday he will be seeking a fourth term next year. Merkley says he will continue his work ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to close a loophole that let CBD products like delta-8 be sold. Hemp advocates say it could crater a key Kentucky industry.

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Oregon) and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (Montana) have introduced the Supporting American Wood and ...

In 2017, he spoke for more than 15 hours in opposition to Trump’s Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch — a nomination he ...

At 68, Merkley is the junior of Oregon's two senators, and his current term is up at the end of 2026. He said he wants to ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is running for reelection in 2026, his team announced Thursday. Read online: ...

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and Portland police are cracking down on thieves that are targeting cannabis businesses in the greater Portland ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said Thursday that he will run for reelection next year to seek ...