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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon is running for reelection. The Democrat announced yesterday he will be seeking a fourth term next year. Merkley says he will continue his work ...

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Oregon) and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (Montana) have introduced the Supporting American Wood and ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to close a loophole that let CBD products like delta-8 be sold. Hemp advocates say it could crater a key Kentucky industry.

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

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 ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is running for reelection in 2026, his team announced Thursday. Read online: ...

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and Portland police are cracking down on thieves that are targeting cannabis businesses in the greater Portland ...

St. Charles Madras was among four Oregon hospitals on a list of 300 rural hospitals deemed at risk of closing or cutting ...

The 68-year-old Democrat said a big part of his decision to run again in 2025 was to rally against the Trump administration.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told the Oregon Journalism Project in an interview Thursday morning that he will run for a ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat who has served as Oregon’s junior senator since 2009, announced Thursday that he plans to ...