A laptop belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional aide was stolen during the US Capitol siege on Wednesday, Reuters’ Raphael Satter reported. The aide’s laptop – which was used for presentations – was taken from a conference room, according to a tweet from Drew Hammill, Pelosi’s deputy chief of […]
Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon just introduced a bill that would ban US air carriers from booking middle seats. The MIDDLE Act would prevent airlines from assigning seats next to an occupied seat, and eliminate fees for passengers who must change seats to comply. A crowded June 2 flight on […]
US Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is planning to introduce legislation to require US airlines to block middle seats on their aircraft. Merkley was flying on American Airlines on Thursday when he grew frustrated with the airline’s lack of social distancing policies and blasted them on Twitter. After the tweet […]
Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by federal law enforcement, as reported by Vice on Thursday. The proposed bill would “prohibit biometric surveillance” unless a federal law is passed with extensive regulations around its use, and makes federal funding for local […]
The National Police Misconduct Database and Transparency in Hiring Act would create a public, searchable repository of police misconduct. The bill was announced Friday by US Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and enjoys the support of Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Last year, an investigation by USA Today […]
The National Police Misconduct Database and Transparency in Hiring Act would create a public, searchable repository of police misconduct. The bill was announced Friday by US Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and enjoys the support of Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Last year, an investigation by USA Today […]
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has ruled himself out of the race for the White House in 2020. Merkley, a Democrat, said: “I’ve reached the conclusion that the biggest impact I can have is here in the Senate.” He teased a “major announcement” scheduled for Tuesday in an email on Monday […]
A Democratic senator has asked the FBI to investigate whether Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen lied to Congress about the Trump administration’s family separations. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon released an internal 2017 document showing that top Department of Homeland Security officials discussed several “policy options,” including one that would […]
Special counsel Robert Mueller is largely a non-issue in Republican and Democratic campaigns during the 2018 midterm election cycle. The issue is not a high priority among voters, compared to topics like healthcare and the economy. Several Democratic lawmakers are using Mueller themes in Facebook advertising, but few are actually […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell withdrew a high ranking judicial nominee from the floor on Thursday after some Republicans would not vote for his confirmation. Ryan Bounds, an assistant US attorney from Oregon, had withheld writings from college that contained racial slurs and other insensitive remarks. WASHINGTON – Senate Majority […]
Amid the sexual misconduct reckoning that is gripping the political world, allegations against President Donald Trump have resurfaced – and a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers is calling on him to resign. Several have said the president should follow the example of Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, who announced his […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Donald Trump should consider resigning over sexual misconduct allegations made against him. Several Senate Democrats have called for the president to resign in recent days, though they have stopped short of calling for his impeachment. They spoke up after Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota […]
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon blasted...
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley took to the senate...
