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National Politics
All articles tagged "National Politics"
News
Mar 4
3:20 PM
Portland Protesters Rally for “Tesla Takedown”
As Tesla stocks tumble, hundreds of people are holding regular protests outside the Portland dealership to protest Elon Musk’s government takeover.
Taylor Griggs
Opinion
Feb 24
9:39 AM
"Dear Elon Musk: Here's What I Accomplished Last Week"
Mercury
Editor Wm. Steven Humphrey answers Elon Musk's threatening weekend email to federal employees.
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Oct 27
11:08 AM
Portland Jewish Activists Rally for Cease-Fire in Gaza
As Oregon’s elected leaders convey steadfast support for Israel, protests highlight civilian casualties.
Abe Asher
— Advertisement —
News
Jun 24
9:28 PM
Thousands of Portlanders Gather to Oppose End of
Roe
Alex Zielinski
News
Jun 24
1:15 PM
How You Can Help People Who Just Lost Access to Abortion
Isabella Garcia
News
Jun 24
12:59 PM
How Will the End of
Roe
Impact Oregonians?
Alex Zielinski
— Advertisement —
News
Jun 14
1:15 PM
The Curriculum Culture Wars Come to Portland-Area Schools
Schools in the Portland metro area have been put on defense as conservative groups push against LGBTQ and race-related lessons required by state law
Isabella Garcia
News
Jun 10
10:18 AM
Portland Students to March for Gun Control Laws Saturday
Alex Zielinski
News
May 3
4:02 PM
Oregon Medical Providers, Politicians, and the Public Respond to Draft Repeal of
Roe
Alex Zielinski
— Advertisement —
News
Mar 31
10:54 AM
Following Anti-Trans Bills, Oregon Healthcare Providers Anticipate Surge in Patients
Abe Asher
News
Mar 17
8:50 AM
Oregon Abortion Advocates Brace for Fallout Following Idaho Abortion Ban
Alex Zielinski
News
Sep 23
10:38 AM
Oregon's Redistricting Process Hits a Partisan Slowdown
Abe Asher
News
Sep 15
1:33 PM
In Response to Texas Abortion Ban, Portland Directs $200,000 to Support Reproductive Health Providers
Alex Zielinski
News
Sep 8
11:07 AM
Portland City Council Delays Vote to Ban Business With Texas Over Abortion Law
Alex Zielinski
News
Aug 31
1:08 PM
Oregon Members of Congress Urge DOJ to Investigate Right-Wing Extremist Activity in Oregon
Alex Zielinski
News
Aug 20
9:14 AM
Oregon Refugee Resettlement Agencies Brace for an Influx of Afghan Refugees
Alex Zielinski
National Politics
Feb 24
1:00 PM
Sen. Susan Collins Isn't Sure Queer People Should Be Allowed to Keep Their Jobs and Homes
Matt Baume
National Politics
Feb 2
2:30 PM
Pete Buttigieg Confirmed as Transportation Secretary—Now What?
Matt Baume
National Politics
Jan 27
11:00 AM
Biden's Signin':
Here's What the Executive Ordered During His First Full Week in Office
Jasmyne Keimig
National Politics
Jan 8
10:18 AM
Meet the New Senate Majority Leader
Matt Baume
National Politics
Jan 6
12:29 PM
Live Blog: Trump Fanatics Attempt a Coup; Breach the US Capitol
Chase Burns
,
Wm. Steven Humphrey
&
Blair Stenvick
National Politics
Jan 4
3:01 PM
Flippin' Georgia: 75,000 New Voters, Perdue Disses Raffensperger, and Lots of Cash
Jasmyne Keimig
National Politics
Dec 30
3:00 PM
Flippin' Georgia: A Quick Refresher on Georgia's Very Moderate Democrats
Jasmyne Keimig
News
Dec 22
3:30 PM
Flippin' Georgia: 1.4 Million Cast Early Ballots in Senate Runoff
Jasmyne Keimig
News
Dec 15
11:00 AM
Flipping Georgia: Early Voting Commences, Perdue's Shady Finances, and Loeffler's KKK Pose
Jasmyne Keimig
News
Dec 8
12:00 PM
Flipping Georgia: Sen. Kelly Loeffler's Brain Is Holding Her Hostage!
Jasmyne Keimig
News
Nov 24
11:12 AM
Flipping Georgia: Sen. Kelly Loeffler Self-Isolates After Mixed Coronavirus Test Results
Jasmyne Keimig
News
Nov 9
11:30 AM
The U.S. Finally Assembles a Team of COVID Avengers
Chase Burns
National Politics
Oct 13
2:13 PM
Jaime Harrison Rai$es a Monster $57 Million in Race Against Lindsey Graham
Jasmyne Keimig
News
Jun 2
5:44 PM
Things You Can Do to Support the Black Community and Promote Anti-Racist Efforts
Mercury Staff
Resistance and Solidarity
Jun 2
1:51 PM
Delete Your Black Square Post
Jasmyne Keimig
Tech
May 12
11:30 AM
I Wish I Was Making It Up That Democrats Thought About Putting Joe Biden in Fortnite
Matt Baume
Cannabis
Mar 26
2:44 PM
Cannabuzz: Cannabis and the Candidates
Josh Jardine
News
Mar 16
3:59 PM
By Not Falling to the Ground with Brainworms Crawling Out of His Ears, Biden Wins the CNN Debate
Rich Smith
National Politics
Mar 2
7:00 AM
The 2020 Presidential Candidates' Terrible Campaign Merch: A Journey of Discovery
Erik Henriksen
National Politics
Feb 20
3:00 PM
Elizabeth Warren Roasts Her Competitors Alive
Christopher Frizzelle
National Politics
Feb 18
12:54 PM
Bernie Sanders Draws Over 17,000 to the Tacoma Dome
Rich Smith
National Politics
Feb 12
1:55 PM
Joe Biden Is Running Scared
Christopher Frizzelle
National Politics
Feb 11
2:00 PM
Mike Bloomberg Isn't Going Away
Katie Herzog
National Politics
Feb 6
2:00 PM
Trump Goes Off the Rails During Victory Speech
Katie Herzog
National Politics
Feb 5
2:15 PM
Breaking: Not Every Republican Senator Is a Spineless, Enabling Fucknut
Christopher Frizzelle
Movies & TV
Jan 31
3:56 PM
The World's Most Important Questions About the Life-Changing Trailer for
F9: The Fast Saga
Erik Henriksen
National Politics
Jan 15
1:28 PM
CNN Lost Last Night's Debate
Rich Smith
National Politics
Jan 7
9:29 AM
Shade of the Day: Republican Steve Schmidt Devastates Republican Lindsey Graham
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Dec 27
11:30 AM
Remembering 2019: Are Democrats Too Scared of Trump to Elect a Woman or Person of Color?
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Dec 20
12:28 PM
Democratic Debates: Wine Caves, Smoke-Filled Rooms, and the Problem with Primaries
Katie Herzog
National Politics
Dec 19
12:16 PM
Trump Marks Impeachment with Campaign Rally/Temper Tantrum
Katie Herzog
National Politics
Dec 3
11:59 AM
Kamala Harris Drops Out of the Presidential Race
Eli Sanders
National Politics
Nov 21
11:29 AM
Impeachment Update: Fiona Hill Tells Republicans They're Playing Into the Hands of the Russians
Christopher Frizzelle
National Politics
Nov 20
11:31 AM
Local Shame Gordon Sondland Transforms Into Local Hero Gordon Sondland by Throwing Everyone He Ever Met Under the Bus
Erik Henriksen
National Politics
Nov 20
11:07 AM
Apropos of Nothing, Here is the Presidential Line of Succession
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Nov 19
2:44 PM
Republicans Try to Get Lt. Col. Vindman to Break the Law During Impeachment Hearing
Christopher Frizzelle
National Politics
Nov 18
2:55 PM
Trump's Offer to Testify at His Own Impeachment Hearing Is Proof of How Popular the Impeachment Is
Charles Mudede
National Politics
Nov 5
12:30 PM
Portland's Gordon Sondland Reverses Previous Lie; Throws Trump (and Pence!) Under the Bus
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Sports
Oct 28
10:01 AM
Liberals That Don't Get It: Booing Trump Is the Most American Thing Ever
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Oct 22
3:00 PM
Trump EPA Revokes Protections for Waterways
Katie Herzog
Science!
Aug 22
12:20 PM
The 2020 Presidential Race Just Lost the Only Candidate Appropriately Concerned About Climate Change
Erik Henriksen
Movies & TV
Jul 31
8:59 AM
Democratic Debate Recap: Despite Solid Performances, Warren and Sanders Can't Compete with Hobbs and Shaw
Erik Henriksen
National Politics
Jul 24
8:59 AM
America, Make No Mistake—I WILL Disappoint You
Former Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller
News
Jul 9
12:59 PM
Rep. Earl Blumenauer on Climate Change: "Congress Needs to Understand This Is an Emergency and Act Like It"
Erik Henriksen
National Politics
May 16
11:00 AM
Why It's Time to Stop Joking About Alabama, and Start Protecting Its Vulnerable People
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
May 14
9:37 AM
Another Reason to Love Elizabeth Warren: Says "Oh
Hell
No" to Fox News Town Hall
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Apr 25
11:25 AM
Are Democrats Too Scared of Trump to Elect a Woman or Person of Color?
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Apr 18
8:46 AM
Good Morning, Mueller: Let's Read the Just Released Mueller Report
Eli Sanders
National Politics
Apr 1
2:45 PM
Looks Like Joe Biden Is Going to Run Despite an Accusation of Inappropriate Touching
Eli Sanders
National Politics
Mar 19
9:17 AM
The Fight to End the Electoral College is Gaining Traction
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Mar 11
11:01 AM
Trump Has a Very Good Reason for Calling Tim Cook "Tim Apple"
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Books
Feb 8
2:56 PM
Michelle Obama's Portland Appearance Has Been Postponed
Ned Lannamann
Cannabis
Jan 17
10:43 AM
State Governors Are Wising up on Cannabis
Josh Jardine
National Politics
Jan 8
9:51 AM
UPDATED: How to Actively Avoid Trump's Nationally Televised Speech
Wm. Steven Humphrey
TV
Dec 19
3:29 PM
Save Christmas by Disabling Fox News from Your Parents' TV
Ned Lannamann
National Politics
Dec 17
10:00 AM
Holiday Resistance Tips: How to Navigate Politics at the Dinner Table
Ciara Dolan
Feature
Dec 6
4:00 AM
Keep Resisting. It’s Working.
How We Got Through the Last Two Years, and How We’ll Get Through the Next Two
Ned Lannamann
National Politics
Dec 4
1:56 PM
America Likes to Look at Its Dead Presidents
Ned Lannamann
News
Oct 29
7:52 AM
Dear
Oregonian
: Joey Gibson Doesn't Need Our Understanding
Alex Zielinski
Gossip
Oct 25
4:00 AM
This Too Shall Pass: Taylor Swift, Jared Kushner’s Nuts... and BUNNIES!
Elinor Jones
National Politics
Oct 12
11:37 AM
Panic! Portland Overrun by "Mob Rule" (According to
WSJ
Opinion Writer)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Gossip
Oct 11
4:00 AM
This Too Shall Pass: Miniature Horses and Speidi Crystals
Elinor Jones
Video Games
Oct 8
10:01 AM
The United States of Dunning-Kruger: How Russian Trolls Used Star Wars Fandom to Speed Us Towards Dystopia
Bobby Roberts
National Politics
Oct 4
1:00 PM
Photos and Video: Women March On the Supreme Court
Dan Savage
News
Sep 28
2:15 PM
The FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Will Not Save Us
Bobby Roberts
National Politics
Sep 27
12:58 PM
Brett Kavanaugh Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (Lots of Updates!)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Sep 25
1:08 PM
Got 30 Seconds? Then Make Sure You're Registered to Vote!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Sep 12
1:00 PM
Televangelist Warlock Pat Robertson Casts Spell on Hurricane Florence
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Sep 6
2:40 PM
Report: Trump Wanted to Put a South Korean Missile Defense System "In Portland," Because... ??
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Aug 30
9:30 AM
Twitter Justice: Ted Cruz Tries to Shame Beto O'Rourke; Hits Self In Nuts
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 29
4:00 AM
Trump Announces Presidency Was an Elaborate Prank Show Called
Trump’d
Courtenay Hameister
Comedy
Aug 15
4:00 AM
Unite the Right 2’s Group Chat Explains Small Turnout
Courtenay Hameister
Comedy
Aug 1
4:00 AM
Let’s Play “Real Trump Tweets? Or Some Shit I Wrote After Four Rosés?”
Courtenay Hameister
News
Jul 25
4:00 AM
The Asylum Seeker
He Could Be Killed If He's Sent Back to Russia. So Why Won’t a Portland Judge Let Him Stay?
Katie Herzog
National Politics
Jul 23
9:00 AM
What's She Mad About Now: It Can't Happen Here
Courtenay Hameister
Gossip
Jul 19
10:30 AM
One Day at a Time: Another Win for #TeamHeckle
Ann Romano
Comedy
Jul 18
4:00 AM
It Can’t Happen Here
Courtenay Hameister
TV
Jul 16
9:00 AM
Republicans Endorse Arming Preschoolers in Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jul 4
4:00 AM
Ask an ICE Agent!
Everything You Wanted to Know About ICE (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Jake Lawson, Agent of ICE
Books
Jun 25
10:01 AM
Interview with Pod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer on
Yes We (Still) Can
, Obama’s Savvy Court Skills, and Hope for the 2018 Election
Jim Behrle
Comedy
Jun 20
4:00 AM
Hitler Crawls Back from Hell to Ask People to Stop Comparing Him to Trump
Courtenay Hameister
National Politics
Jun 19
10:14 AM
Today in Trump's Prison Camps for Children: White House Ignores Their Cries
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Jun 18
9:02 AM
Today in Trump's Prison Camps for Children
Wm. Steven Humphrey
National Politics
Jun 14
9:30 AM
Read This Thread: Inside Trump's Detention Camp for Immigrant Children
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Next