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Jeff Merkley Worries Republicans Could Target His Senate Seat If He Runs for President

Merkley seems to have more faith in Oregon Republicans than about anyone else.

Merkley Has Sharp Words for Decision to Repeal Obama-era Regulations on Payday Loan Companies

“Let’s call it for what it is: a payday predator protection plan.”

Wyden and Merkley Blast Trump’s Decision to Send More Troops to the Mexican Border

Sens. Wyden and Merkley blast President Trump’s decision to send more active-duty troops to the Mexican border.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Invites Mother and Child Separated at U.S. Border to Attend President Trump’s State of the Union Address

Albertina Contreras Teletor and Yakelin Garcia Contreras were separated at the border in the spring.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Still Leads The Charge In The Fight Against ICE, DHS, And Aggressive Immigration Enforcement

“Compelling new evidence has emerged revealing that high-level Department of Homeland Security officials were secretly and actively developing a new policy and legal framework for separating families as far back as December 2017,” Merkely wrote in a letter to the FBI.

Jeff Merkley’s Long-Shot Odds of Becoming the Democrats’ 2020 Nominee for President Have Grown Longer

Merkley hasn’t made the national-media lists of contenders.

Want to Know What Sen. Jeff Merkley’s Presidential Campaigning Will Sound Like? Read His Stump Speech in Iowa This Week.

Oregon’s Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley hasn’t yet announced his bid for Presidency. But, as a stump speech the politician gave in Iowa in Thursday proves, it’s just a matter of time until he does.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Appears to Concede He Can’t Run for President and Senator on the Same Ballot in 2020

Merkeley tweeted out a response to a WW story, saying he’s “completely fine” with no change in the law.

We Asked Oregon’s Top Democrats: Should Jeff Merkley Be Allowed to Run for the U.S. Senate and the Presidency Simultaneously?

Merkley has been informally testing support in Salem for scrapping the law that restricts his ascent.

Murmurs: State Rules Tribe May Build Fishing Platform at Willamette Falls

In other news: Merkley’s bid to change Oregon law rankles some.

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