WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...

Though the Senate Budget Committee only requires 11 members to be present for votes, the boycott of the vote to approve Russ ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon says he’s prepared to push back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand ...

Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, ranking member on the Appropriations Committee, said if confirmed, Vought will ...

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

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 ...

In the interview and again during the town hall, Merkley, the senior Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, targeted ...

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 ...

Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled ...

Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley addressed growing fears among local constituents regarding what he described as a dangerous shift toward authoritarianism ...