Jeff Merkley: “This should never happen. If it happened in the way it was reported, it is an abuse of the public trust.”

Donald Trump is a con man. This attempt to sway Americans by sending them a check with less than 30 days before the midterm elections is deceitful.

To be clear: Both parties have played a role in creating Senate dysfunction, and both have a responsibility to fix it.

This is unacceptable, and our bill holds the Netanyahu government accountable for its illegal, reckless, and inhumane actions in the West Bank.

America today is larger, busier and more complex than the America our Founding Fathers designed the Senate and its rules to govern.