Now that Congress has passed President Trump’s so-called “Big beautiful bill” and the president has signed it, what happens now?

The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces its workforce by 15%. The people losing their jobs amid the downsizing work ...

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

Sens. Padilla and Booker introduce the VISIBLE Act, which would require immigration officers to identify themselves without ...

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.

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

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

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

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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 ...

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.