During Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas' testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley lambasted the State Department over its "hastily planned, ...

The average human brain now contains enough tiny plastic fragments to equal the weight of a plastic spoon, a 50% increase in the past decade. Those sobering statistics, included in a February study ...

A key Senate committee has adopted an amendment to a defense spending bill that would allow U.S. Department of Veterans ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is running for reelection in 2026, his team announced Thursday. Read online: <a href=" ...

Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced he is running for a fourth term in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat, an East Portland ...

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

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." ...

Senate and House Democrats teamed up with young climate plaintiffs Wednesday in Washington, DC, to ignite a congressional ...

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 ...

Following the advance of a ban on intoxicating hemp in the U.S. House of Representatives last month, the Senate followed suit ...

Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer ...

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 ...