U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Won’t Run for President in 2020

No Oregonian has run for president since U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse in 1960.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer Proposes His Own “National Emergency”: Climate Change

As President Trump seeks to expand executive power, Oregon’s Blumenauer fights back with a national emergency of his own.

Murmurs: Oregon Grew Too Much Weed Again

In other news: Gordon Sondland blasts the French.

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

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Sponsors Bill to Halt Use of Family Detention Centers

The “No Internment Camps Act” would also prohibit use of federal funds to operate or construct family detention facilities.

President Donald Trump Reportedly Raged Over Korean Missile Defense System: “Put It In Portland!”

“F*** it, pull it back and put it in Portland!”

Murmurs: Portland State University Settles Whistleblower Complaint

In other news: Alcohol and automobiles remain a horrible combination.

Sen. Jeff Merkley Says President Trump Deserves “No Credit” for Speaking Out Against White Supremacists