Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon says he's running for reelection. The 68-year-old said in a Thursday statement ...

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

Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced he is running for a fourth term in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat, an East Portland resident when he’s not in Washington, D.C., has been mulling his future for ...

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, announced Thursday that he will seek re-election to a fourth term in 2026, "pledging to continue to fight for working ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Hoeven (R-ND) debated an amendment to the Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriation Act.

Now that Congress has passed President Trump's so-called "Big beautiful bill" and the president has signed it, what happens now? The bill passed without a single democrat vote. Among other things, it ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) spoke about President Trump's decision to fire many federal employees.

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

Senator Jeff Merkley continues to attack the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” calling it a betrayal to working class families.In a ...

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 8, 2025, Senator Jeff Merkley got into a heated ...