The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an amendment to a defense spending bill that would allow doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recommend medical marijuana to ...

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

If history holds, next year's U.S. Senate election in Oregon may not be much of a contest, commentator Randy Stapilus writes.

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

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’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?

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said Thursday that he will run for reelection next year to seek a fourth term in ...

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

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

On this Five on 5, News Director Joe Sullivan interviews U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley from Washington, D.C. They cover recent topics, include national guard deployments during recent protests, proposed ...