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Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley blamed chaos and violence that erupted in the nation’s capital squarely on President Donald Trump and other national leaders, faulting them for allowing disinformation to flourish and lead to the disturbance.  A crowd broke into Congress and violently clashed with police as the nation’s lawmakers began

Oregon’s two U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, were evacuated from the United States Capitol as they prepared to certify the results of the presidential election, as a seditionist mob backing President Donald Trump stormed the building. Both men are safe, their offices confirmed. Merkley, speaking from an undisclosed,

Oregon’s members of Congress expressed shock and disbelief Wednesday as a mob of violent protestors poured into the U.S. Capitol, forcing Congress and the vice president to flee. “It’s like a third-world country,” Rep. Suzanne Bonamici told The Oregonian/OregonLive. “Someone has been shot in the Capitol. The Capitol windows have

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who claims he set off a national firestorm by shedding light on the child separation policy and what he called “other human rights abuses” being committed along the southern border, released a statement after a virtual meeting with Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Biden’s nominee to lead

As the 117th Congress formally convened in the nation’s capital Sunday, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after being sworn in for his third six-year term serving Oregonians in the U.S. Senate: “This is one of our nation’s darkest winters. More than 300,000 Americans have lost their

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is urging the incoming Biden administration to declare a national climate emergency, he said would unlock powerful tools to address the climate crisis. Merkley outlined his recommendations in an op-ed published Dec. 21 by The Washington Post. “Too many Americans are experiencing the wrath of