Whistleblowers blast Trump administration immigration policies
The Trump administration's immigration policies have taken a toll on some of the officers tasked with carrying them out, according to a scathing report by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley.
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House to vote on bipartisan cannabis banking bill this month
The House will vote later this month on a bipartisan bill that will allow cannabis businesses access to the federal banking system.
Sen. Jeff Merkley announces he will not run for president
Sen. Jeff Merkley announced Tuesday that he is not running for President, telling supporters in a video that he will remain in the Senate after mulling a presidential bid for months.
Senator bringing mother, child separated at border to State of the Union
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Friday that he will bring a mother and daughter who were separated at the US-Mexico border last year as guests for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week.
Merkley bill would stop USDA from euthanizing kittens
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is joining forces with a Republican congressman to stop Agriculture Department researchers from euthanizing kittens used in their work.
FEMA: Funding transferred to ICE won't harm hurricane response
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency insisted Wednesday that the transfer of nearly $10 million of its budget to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not affect the agency's hurricane response and other disaster relief efforts.
Sen. Jeff Merkley 'exploring the possibility' of 2020 presidential bid
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is "exploring the possibility" of throwing his hat in the ring in the 2020 presidential election, he told The New York Times in a profile published Friday.
Sen. Merkley: DHS chief Nielsen should 'absolutely' resign
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley called for Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign Monday after accusing her of telling "a lot of whoppers" at a contentious White House press briefing where she defended the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the border.
Democratic lawmakers visiting immigration centers in South Texas
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley returned to the South Texas border on Sunday with a group of Democratic colleagues to tour the Customs and Border Protection processing centers in the Rio Grande Valley.
Democrats to Trump's CFPB chief: Who's looking out for consumers?
President Trump's consumer chief, Mick Mulvaney, has delayed rules to rein in payday loans, dropped lawsuits against payday lenders, and stripped enforcement of fair-lending protections.
