U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley reintroduced legislation this week to reduce disposable plastics in national parks after the Trump ...

As Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) approaches the end of his third term in 2026, it is not clear if he’s running for re-election ...

Ore., about President Trump's budget bill, his own concerns about the legislation, and some of the changes he hopes to see.

Under current law, vacancies in both Oregon U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats are filled by special election, with no ...

Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley speak at a town hall at Portland's Jefferson High School in 2019. Neither ...

Merkley, 68, has not publicly confirmed or denied rumors of his potential retirement from Congress when his third six-year ...

Senate Bill 952 would allow the governor to appoint someone to fill a suddenly vacant U.S. Senate seat rather than wait for a ...

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, told Morning Edition some of his Republican colleagues are uncomfortable with what's in the bill. He added that he anticipates changes due to Senate ...