Willamette Week

U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader Says He Won’t Vote for Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker

The Oregon congressman joined 16 House Democrats who could stop Pelosi from becoming House Speaker

WW’s November 2018 Endorsements for U.S. Congress

Bow ties, bikes and bongs: That’s what Blumenauer has focused his time on since winning election to Congress in 1996.

Patriot Prayer Leader Joey Gibson Gets Clobbered in His U.S. Senate Race

After “campaigning” in Portland where residents couldn’t vote for him, Gibson won less than 3 percent of the vote.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden Says Trump’s Judicial Nominee “Comparing Tolerance to the Nazis” Was the Last Straw

“On the back of an executive calendar, I wrote: ‘Are you a no?’ I held it up in front of him. And he nodded his head, yes.”

Federal Officials Again Deny Members of Congress Access to a Detention Facility Holding Immigrant Children in Portland

The Oregon delegation says the federal agency’s refusal “makes a mockery of the checks and balances envisioned in our constitution.”

Sen. Jeff Merkley to Hold Hearing With Fellow Democrats on Family Separations at Border

The Republican majority in the Senate isn’t holding hearings so Merkley is pushing ahead with unofficial hearings.

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer Is Co-Sponsoring A Bill To Formally Protect Cannabis in States Where It’s Legal

The bill would resolve some of the legal uncertainty created when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked the Cole Memo.

Joey Nations Brawled on the Portland Waterfront in a MAGA Helmet. Now He Wants to Represent Oregon in Congress.

There’s another twist to Nations’ résumé: He works for the state of Oregon.

WW’s May 2018 Endorsements for Metro and Multnomah County

Susheela Jayapal is by far the most qualified candidate for county commissioner.

WW’s May 2018 Portland City Council Endorsements

No matter who gets sworn in next January, the dynamics of City Hall will change. First, a brief ode to City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, who is retiring after 20 years of often unheralded service.

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