Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon says he's running for reelection. The 68-year-old said in a Thursday statement ...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with others, expressed strong opposition to the Trump administration's recent actions in court hearings.

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 ...

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 8, 2025, Senator Jeff Merkley got into a heated ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing today, Senator Jeff Merkley pressed UN Ambassador nominee Mike Waltz on the negotiations for peace in Iran. Waltz stated, "The President has been clear." ...

Senators Merkley and Wyden demand the release of $7 billion in education funds blocked by the Trump administration.

From the late 1960s until the mid-1990s, two Republicans, Mark Hatfield (1967-97) and Bob Packwood (1969-95), represented ...

Oregon, announced Thursday that he will seek re-election to a fourth term in 2026, "pledging to continue to fight for working ...

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

Merkley, 68, announced his decision in a video Thursday morning. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008 and is ...

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 ...

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 3, 2025, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon ...