Sen. Jeff Merkley says spending by the so-called super PACs is out of control this election season. Speaking on OPB's "Think Out Loud," the Democrat championed a proposed constitutional amendment that now has the backing of 22 Senators. It would give...

In February 2010, Bunning blocked a reauthorization of federal jobless benefits very similar to the one on the table right now. Members of his own party pleaded with him to relent; he said "tough shit" (to Jeff Merkley) on the Senate floor, complained...

We know that county payments don't fund luxuries, they fund necessities — like roads and schools — and we know that rural counties need this lifeline to get off the fiscal roller coaster long enough to find a long term financial solution." Sen. Jeff...

National Park Service will have the power to ban helicopter flights over Crater Lake without having to go through so much red tape. Oregon Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley inserted a provision giving that power to the park service into a...

National Park Service soon will have the authority to deny air tours over Crater Lake National Park, thanks to the Senate's passage of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill on Monday. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore....

She took the oath from House Speaker John Boehner flanked by every member of the Oregon delegation as well as Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. In brief remarks from the House floor, Bonamici said she was "honored" to represent the "people of Northwest...