Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?
NPRAn election betting advertisement flashed on screen during coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend on the Right Side Broadcasting Network, a conservative media company. “Bet on the US election,” the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. “Bet $100 on Trump,
Why Democrats’ purest filibuster reformer is playing the long game
Semafor The News The filibuster’s leading Democratic antagonist will continue his charge to weaken the 60-vote threshold — even if Republicans are in power. To many Democrats, choosing process over party might sound ill-advised or even crazy. Not to Jeff Merkley, the lanky progressive senator from Oregon, whose commitment to
Wyden, Merkley announce $37 million in federal funds to replace lead, copper water pipes across Oregon
KTVZ Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Monday a federal investment of $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead and copper water pipes across Oregon that have been known to cause serious health issues. “The science is clear – there is no safe level of lead in drinking
Merkley says health care deal likely by year’s end
Sen. Jeff Merkley predicted Friday that Congress will create a health care reform package by Christmas that will pool participants and increase competition among insurers to reduce health care costs. During a conversation with three people in Medford, the Oregon Democrat said a government-managed public insurance program “remains the big
To get your mortgage modified, hit 3 –and wait
At the start of this year, when the U.S. economy seemed to be circling the drain and “green shoots” meant grass growing in the streets, everybody agreed it was essential to deal with the real estate crisis. To help people stay in their homes, the Obama administration –partly at the
The Senator Takes on Talking Points
The Huffington Post got it right. Sort of. “Senator Calls Out Frank Luntz from the SenateFloor” read a June 10 headline on the national Internet news site. Huffington Post’s political reporter Sam Stein had seized on a short speech that Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley made on the Senate floor, attacking
Merkley’s first year in Congress sees changes
WASHINGTON — Like all rookies on the Senate’s big stage, Jeff Merkley has been making constant adjustments since arriving in Washington eight months ago. He’s had to decide when to stand up and when to stay low, whom to trust and how to budget his time — all while competing
Merkley town hall is focused on health care
Retired emergency room physician Craig Miller sat in the bleachers in the Summit High School gym in Bend on Tuesday night, waiting for the start of U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall and holding a hand-lettered sign. “Please respect others,” Miller’s sign read, with a smiley face scrawled in the
Merkley urges health care solution
Democrat Jeff Merkley, completing his eighth month as a U.S. senator from Oregon, said resolving health care and revamping energy policies go hand in hand with reviving the nation’s economy. “We are not going to put our economy back into a competitive position if we do not figure out our
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