New federal laws could “lock up” timber land for decades at a time, raising concerns big companies could elbow out smaller competitors and that timber revenue for counties could be delayed for years.

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?

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on June 25, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi threw a temper tantrum and ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on June 25, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi immaturely lashed out at Senator Jeff Merkley when he pressed her on Donald Trump's shady ventures ...

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has officially announced he will seek a fourth term in the Senate in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat ...

The payout to Trump and his family highlights how his private business dealings overlap with a presidency focused on turning ...

Oregon's Democratic Congressional delegation is pressing the Trump Administration to release the $7,050,722 that was allocated to Oregon for the catastrophic regional fishery disaster. The disaster ...

A group of Democratic Oregon lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to release $7 million in authorized funding meant to address Oregon’s “catastrophic” fishery disaster. In a June 11 ...

The fellows called Trump’s dismantling of the PMF program “short-sighted.” They’re urging the passage of the TALENTS Act to reinstate and codify it.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced on Thursday that he will be seeking a fourth term in Congress by ...