Trump’s presidency may have amplified executive power, but unless lawmakers roll back those powers—and the bloated government ...

Senator Amy Klobuchar joined Senator Jeff Merkley for an extended Senate floor speech criticizing what they described as ...

Jeff Merkley, the Senate’s highest-ranking Democrat on chemical safety, said he wants to “work honestly” across the aisle.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald ...

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans disagree.

"Watch as Elizabeth Warren delivers a savage nickname for Trump in a Freudian slip that has viewers buzzing! You won't ...

Strongly worded letters are not going to work. To defeat Trump’s autocratic efforts, we need to employ novel and creative ...

The government shutdown stretched into its 23rd day Thursday, becoming the second-longest in U.S. history, after Senate ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — They’re divided along party lines on policy. They’re divided on the government shutdown. And now federal ...

Senate Democrats have repeatedly voted down a Republican-backed bill to reopen the government during the shutdown, insisting ...

Four Oregon lawmakers are asking for the release of a Portland mother from custody after a judge halted removal proceedings ...