U.S. Senate

The announcement scuttles speculation Merkley was getting ready to end his congressional career.

A bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek would restore the power to appoint people to temporarily fill vacancies.

Oregon’s senior Senator turns 76 on Saturday.

President Biden’s $2 trillion social and climate program bill suffered a serious setback over the weekend as West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin announced that he won’t support the measure. But Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon says work on the proposal continues.

A plan for bolstering local news was recently introduced by several U.S. Senators, including Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden. The Local Journalism…

Former President Donald Trump is on trial for a second time in the Senate. This time, the House has impeached Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection.…

The Senate is holding a trial on the impeachment of President Trump, who is accused by the U.S. House of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. Each…

The House of Representatives is taking the formal step of voting to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which will hold a trial. After the…

About forty percent of the children eligible for head start programs in Lane County can’t get in. Today (Tuesday), Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley visited a…