After NPR reported on a Department of Homeland Security tool to check the citizenship of registered voters, three U.S. senators are expressing concern about accuracy, transparency and privacy.

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are part of a group of Democrats pressing the Trump administration on what the lawmakers call the "weaponizing of immigration ...

Oregon’s junior U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, will seek a fourth term in Congress. Merkley, 68, announced Thursday he’d ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee held on June 25, 2025, Senator Jeff Merkley grilled OMB Director Russell Vought over cuts to global aid initiatives like PEPFAR. The interruptions to these ...

Now that Congress has passed President Trump’s so-called “Big beautiful bill” and the president has signed it, what happens now?

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has officially announced he will seek a fourth term in the Senate in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat ...

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 ...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced on Thursday that he will be seeking a fourth term in Congress by ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) spoke about President Trump's decision to fire many federal employees.

During a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Hoeven (R-ND) debated an amendment to the Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriation Act.