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ETGE welcomes Uyghur Policy Act progress, calls for stronger US action on East Turkistan
According to the ETGE press release, the legislation, introduced by Senator John Curtis and co-sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley, seeks to strengthen US support for Uyghurs through diplomatic engagement, foreign assistance initiatives, Uyghur-language training for Foreign Service Officers, and efforts to counter attempts to block discussion of Uyghur issues in international forums. Read More
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration. House Democrats on two committees call the action illegal. Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley says he's drafting legislation to freeze the removal of instruments until a full scientific review is completed. The National Science Foundation directed the removal of most of the system’s instruments from waters off Oregon, Washington, Alaska, North Carolina and Greenland by 2027. Monday’s pushback against the Republican administration’s actions comes as scientists are set to remove instruments from the Pacific and as an El Niño event is predicted to arrive this summer. Read More
Eugene business owners seek help Merkley says isn't coming
Local business owners gave Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley an earful about rising costs last week. Read More
Oregon Democrats wrote a gas tax, watched it get destroyed and now Jeff Merkley has a fight
Oregon hasn't sent a Republican to the Senate since 2002 — but 83% of Oregon voters rejected a gas tax Democrats passed and never defended. Read More
David Brock Smith wins GOP primary for US Senate in Oregon, will face Democratic incumbent Merkley
David Brock Smith has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Oregon. He will advance to the November general election to challenge the incumbent, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, who was first... Read More
US Senate blocks latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, support grows
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the latest Democratic-led effort to end the Iran war until it is authorized by Congress, but the measure edged closer to passage as a third Republican voted to advance the bill.The Senate voted 50-49 not to advance the war powers resolution, nearly along party lines. Three Republicans joined every Democrat but one in backing the measure sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon. Read More
Republicans Unveil $72 Billion Package For ICE, Trump’s Ballroom
This bill will “continue propping up Trump’s rogue police and wreaking havoc across American communities,” warned Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). Read More
US lawmakers move bill to evaluate Chinese atrocities in Tibet
US lawmakers move bill to evaluate Chinese atrocities in Tibet - Washington, May 2 US Senators Rick Scott and Jeff Merkley recently introduced the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, which ... Get Latest News on International only on lokmattimes.com Read More
Dems urge CFTC to rein in prediction markets sports betting, insider trading
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a letter — first reported by CNBC — to the CFTC asking for stricter rules for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket. Read More
GAO agrees to open investigation into DOJ handling of Epstein files
Sen. Jeff Merkley announced the news over a month after he signed a bipartisan letter asking the Government Accountability Office to open an investigation. Read More
Bernie Sanders: Democrats must 'clean up their own house' on money in politics immediately
Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading a coalition of Democratic senators pushing for the party’s leaders to require candidates to swear off billionaire- and corporate-backed super PACs, or political action committees, in this year’s primary elections.Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Eliza... Read More
Who is running in Oregon's US Senate Republican primary?
U.S Sen. Jeff Merkley has served in the U.S. Senate since 2008. Seven Republicans are seeking the opportunity to unseat him. Read More
Lawmakers Demand Clarity on 48 Group Club's Ties with CCP
Leading U.S. and UK lawmakers, including John Moolenaar and Jeff Merkley, have requested the 48 Group Club to disclose its connections with China's Communist Party and its influence network. The letter seeks transparency on the organization's potential role in advancing Beijing's strategic objectives through elite engagement. Read More
‘Trump must stand down’: Cory Booker, Maxine Dexter, Jeff Merkley decry Trump’s Iran war bomb threats
In a somber event in downtown Portland, the trio decried the deaths of millions of Iranian women and children that would likely result. Read More
Senator urges U.S. troops to refuse Trump’s shocking order: ‘Immoral madman’
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is calling the president's threats to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure the words of a "frustrated and immoral madman." Read More
ICE confirms it has no plans for new detention facilities in Oregon, but Jeff Merkley remains ‘skeptical’
Todd Lyons, acting director of the federal immigration-enforcement agency, responded to a letter from Oregon’s Democratic congressional delegation. Read More