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New York Senator Charles Schumer says he is "very optimistic" that Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley can win against incumbent Senator Gordon Smith this fall.

Oregon's two senators said Friday that a farm spending bill headed for the Senate floor contains almost $5.9 million for sustainable agriculture programs and research in the state.

The Bush administration has nominated Washington County Circuit Judge Marco Hernandez to be a federal judge.

Oregon venture capitalist Craig Berkman owes his investors $28 million in civil damages for misappropriating their money.

The White House today nominated Washington County Circuit Judge Marco A. Hernandez to be Oregon's next federal judge.

Let's rock: Developers Randy Rappaport and Brad Malsin want to develop a new 2,000-seat live performance venue on the Willamette's east bank.

One of the less pleasant aspects of writing a political column when one party is having a particularly grim year is that the story gets so repetitive.

Who better to say this than Oregon Senator Gordon Smith? "I think lawmakers should not be lawbreakers," Smith said.

Meanwhile , University of Washington professor David Domke, an expert on the intersection of faith and politics, argues in today's edition of The Seattle Times that Republicans could actually lose the votes of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has drafted a new federal rule that would block clinics, hospitals and other medical facilities getting federal grants from turning down physicians and nurses ...

July 17, 2008, 12:35 p.m. Thumbing its nose at a Federal Election Commission complaint filed by Sen.

Finally. Some good news from Congress. No, make that excellent news. The Senate votes to triple funding for worldwide HIV/AIDS treatment and repeal the detestable ban against allowing people with HIV to enter ...

There are some snickers over the latest letter sent from Dem Sen Candidate in Oregon, Jeff Merkley .

A two-decade ban on people with HIV visiting or immigrating to the United States may end soon through a Senate bill aimed at fighting AIDS and other diseases in Africa and other poor areas of the world.

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President Bush's decision Monday to lift a moratorium on offshore drilling was designed to pressure Congress into removing it's own -- stronger -- ban that has been in place for 26 years.

Between Washington, Oregon and California there is only one Republican U.S. Senator: Gordon Smith.

ELECTIONS HAVE THE WIREGRASS DECIDING BETWEEN JAY LOVE OR HARRI ANN SMITH FOR CONGRESS.

U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., has asked Senate leaders to dramatically increase Amtrak funding for intercity rail services.

Deggendorfer plans to design an ornament that reflects the American spirit of Oregon, using a red, white and blue color scheme.