Jeff Merkley

Coordination was key, and it's something that's been lacking for Democrats in previous races. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Democrats see chances of taking Senate in 2018 rise after Alabama

Laura Barrón-López -

December 14, 2017 5:01 am

Weaponizing the tax code against the Left's preferred middle institutions is a mistake. Their institutions have more money and can last longer than ours, and the Left will always be more ruthless in their use of big government. And to chip away at the middle institutions -- whether they be Harvard or Hillsdale, colleges or churches -- is the most unconservative thing one can do with government power. (AP Photos, Wikimedia Commons)

Columnists

Harvard vs. Hillsdale: It’s cultural suicide to sic Washington on the Left’s institutions

Timothy P. Carney -

December 5, 2017 6:55 pm

The committee approved both nominees, who were both strongly opposed by Democrats, on party lines. They now go before the full Senate for a vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Energy and Environment

Senate committee advances top Trump environmental nominees for White House and EPA roles

Josh Siegel -

November 29, 2017 4:19 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in July the Justice Department would expand its practice of civil asset forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize any property they allege is involved in a crime. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

News

Senators push to defund Justice Department’s expansion of civil asset forfeiture

Kelly Cohen -

November 8, 2017 6:05 pm

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (right) and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (left), among other Democrats, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to ensure that the National Climate Assessment and the Climate Science Special Report

Energy and Environment

Democrats renew pressure on Trump administration not to suppress federal climate report

John Siciliano -

November 1, 2017 9:09 pm

Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle is wrong to say that Republicans politicized the judicial nomination process. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)

Beltway Confidential

Tom Daschle rewrites history to defend Senate Democrats who are Borking Trump’s judicial nominees

Margot Cleveland -

October 12, 2017 11:18 pm

Healthcare

Cory Booker, Jeff Merkley co-sponsor Bernie Sanders’ single-payer bill

Robert King -

September 11, 2017 2:54 pm

If Trump and Republicans want to keep the national media on the defensive, they can pursue the issues he campaigned on and, other than absolutely necessary bathroom breaks, do nothing else. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

National Security

Sen. Jeff Merkley: ‘Trump is violating a key anti-corruption clause of the Constitution’

Joel Gehrke -

June 17, 2017 1:40 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said it would be an

News

Rand Paul sees ‘uphill battle’ for criminal justice reform under Trump

Kelly Cohen -

May 17, 2017 4:19 pm

The Oregon Democrat should know. He sharpened it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Jeff Merkley says GOP ‘put a knife’ into the heart of republic by ending Supreme Court filibuster

Philip Wegmann -

April 6, 2017 8:15 pm

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