Jeff Merkley
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak at a news conference at the White House, in Washington. Ten liberal senators are urging Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their population. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

By Aamer Madhani Apr. 16, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 01:12 PM EST
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: As good as it is, Simpson’s plan isn’t enough Feb. 9 The...

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick And Andrew Taylor Jan. 07, 2021 12:02 PM EST

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick And Andrew Taylor Jan. 06, 2021 11:18 AM EST

In this Feb. 5, 2020, file image from video, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)
Analysis: Senate 'gangs' show Biden what's possible, and not

By Lisa Mascaro Dec. 12, 2020 12:40 AM EST

FILE - This Aug. 16, 2013 file photo shows Jo Rae Perkins, speaking during a visit to Salem, Ore. She is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, facing incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley. (Timothy J. Gonzalez/Statesman Journal via AP,File)
Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley wins US Senate reelection

By Sara Cline Nov. 03, 2020 11:01 PM EST

AP VoteCast: Oregon voters sour on state of nation

Nov. 03, 2020 08:01 PM EST
Voters in Oregon made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American...

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., prepares to speak to supporters with his wife Cindy during his election watch party in Bozeman, Mont., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
Senate Latest: Kelly win gives Arizona 2 Democratic senators

Nov. 03, 2020 07:33 PM EST

Merkley favored against Perkins in Oregon Senate race

By Sara Cline Oct. 12, 2020 12:44 PM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will face off against Republican Jo Rae Perkins on November’s ballot in Oregon, with the incumbent a heavy...

FILE - In this July 9, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at McGregor Industries in Dunmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Joe Biden has a long to-do list if he wins the White House

By Alexandra Jaffe Jul. 24, 2020 01:18 AM EDT

Police respond to protesters during a demonstration, Friday, July 17, 2020 in Portland, Ore. Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas against protesters again overnight as the city’s mayor demanded that the agents be removed and as the state’s attorney general vowed to seek a restraining order against them. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
Oregon officials decry federal agents after protest clashes

By Andrew Selsky And Gillian Flaccus Jul. 18, 2020 01:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 4, 2020, file photo, protesters gather near a fire in downtown Portland, Ore. Oregon's largest city is in crisis as violent protests have wracked downtown for weeks. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File)
Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city

By Andrew Selsky And Gillian Flaccus Jul. 17, 2020 06:51 PM EDT

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the PREVENTS "President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide," task force, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Bolton: Trump said Xi was right to detain ethnic minorities

By Ben Fox And Deb Riechmann Jun. 17, 2020 09:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2020, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington. Biden won Oregon’s Democratic presidential primary, outpacing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who both suspended their campaigns earlier in the year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary

By Andrew Selsky May. 20, 2020 12:08 AM EDT

Health care workers wheel a gurney into Salem Hospital's emergency room on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Salem, Ore. Hospitals in Oregon are seeing revenue plunge and resorting to laying off and firing employees to cope with a ban on elective surgeries while health officials battle the coronavirus outbreak. Some hospitals have seen revenue decline as much as 60% in a month. Projections indicate that hospitals in the state have enough capacity to handle an expected peak in virus cases later this month, but the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems says it's too early to relax the restrictions. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
Oregon rural hospitals losing revenue, laying off workers

By Andrew Selsky Apr. 09, 2020 11:35 AM EDT