jeff merkley

A majority of the Senate couldn't stomach appeals court nominee Ryan Bounds; here's hoping it's treated as a precedent.

For all the times I criticize cable news for its sins, it is an absolute pleasure to watch MSNBC report, critique and challenge the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy of separating parents and children from families that had come seeking asylum at the Texas border.

Many of us are horrified to read reports that our government is separating children, including infants as young as one year old, from their parents at the border with Mexico. We may also feel helpless, but we're not. Here are actions each of us can take depending upon our circumstance

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act receives bursts of media attentions that punctuate long waiting periods. If you haven't been following closely, here's what you may have missed.

Bipartisan deal to curb filibuster abuse is not enough to fix the Senate

Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan.

Maryland's thoroughbred industry is pushing back on a proposal in Congress to eliminate a $126 million tax carve out for horse racing as part of the deficit reduction effort.