As the White House rescinds a move to pause federal aid, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley tells KTVZ News he believes the initial move was likely unconstitutional. The Trump administration on Wednesday ...

Senate Democrats are demanding Republicans postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Russell Vought, President Trump’s ...

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley tells reporters at a weekly news conference the morning after an Office of Management and Budget ...

President Donald Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget director was condemned Thursday by Democratic Senate ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget ...

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joins Andrea Mitchell to analyze Russell Vought as the President's pick to lead the Office of ...

Merkley Warns Trump’s OMB Director Nominee Vought Will Be The ‘Chief Engineer Of The Trump Train’ During Thursday's Senate ...

President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the firings a “chilling purge,” while GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally ...

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