Ahead of a Senate vote to approve President Trump’s pick to lead the White House budget office, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley ...

A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's plan to offer buyouts to federal workers. NBC News Justice and ...

Senate Democrats are cautioning their Republican colleagues against funding tax cuts for the wealthy by making deep cuts to ...

Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas says President Donald Trump intends to continue his war against immigrants and refugees, despite ...

Protesters called on federal lawmakers to stop what they see as a power grab by President Donald Trump and his allies.

The executive director for Head Start in Lane County says they were just able to access their funds Tuesday (Feb. 4) after the federal freeze but many agencies ...

A new memo from OPM directs agencies to reverse the career-only status for those roles, and instead open them to potentially political appointments.

Congresswoman Bonamici, an Oregon Democrat, and 20 lawmakers were denied entry and met by Homeland Security officers at the ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon says he’s prepared to push back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over federal spending approved by Congress. But Merkley also ...

Democratic senators are speaking through the night in protest of Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, called him ...