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Donald Trump’s escalating war in Iran is reckless, unlawful, and hurting Americans. His current threat to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure — power plants, bridges — reveals a narcissistic, immoral leader. Targeting civilian infrastructure would constitute war crimes under international law. Our service members and military leaders swear an oath to the Constitution. They are legally required to refuse unlawful orders,...

Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010, Americans have been told that only the Court itself or a constitutional amendment could stem the flood of corporate and dark money in politics. That’s not true. Citizens United (558 U.S. 310) held that lawmakers cannot regulate a corporation’s right to spend independently in elections....

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley held a town hall Saturday in Prineville, addressing election anxieties and opposition to the Trump administration. “We’re going to turn this around, and we’re going to restore a democratic republic,” he said, speaking directly to audience fears and pointing to the forces that helped propel Donald Trump to power. Roughly 100 people gathered in the Barnes...

Longtime Sen. Ron Wyden focused on several pressing national issues during a town hall in Prineville on Wednesday morning. The April 1 event drew about 80 participants to the Crook County Fairgrounds. Wyden opened by noting the April Fool’s Day timing and pledged that Oregonians “will not be made fools” by developments in Washington, D.C., and under the Trump administration....

Our rally was one of thousands held across all 50 states, helping to create what organizers called the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. On Saturday, more than 350 protesters gathered in Pioneer Park for our No Kings 3 protest, many carrying signs expressing anger and discontent with the Trump administration’s direction. Our Prineville rally was part of a coordinated...

The event, scheduled for April 11 at the Pine Theatre in Prineville, will feature the Democratic candidates running in the May 19 primary — Chris Beck, Mary Doyle, Rebecca Mueller, Peter Quince, Dawn Rasmussen, and Patty Snow — with the winner facing the Republican primary winner in the fall midterm election. This is an important opportunity for Crook County residents...

Republicans claim the SAVE Act is about keeping noncitizens from voting — that’s a lie. Watch Sen. Merkley speak on the Senate floor as he argues that the bill represents an effort by Trump to rig the upcoming midterm elections: Background The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act aims to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote. In reality, Republicans want...

About 200 people protested with us in Prineville the day after Presidents’ Day, demanding Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. We were thrilled with the turnout on such a cold day! It just so happened that local junior high students had scheduled an anti-ICE protest at the same time — what a joy it was to see so many young...

Thanks to everyone who showed up on short notice to protest ICE’s kidnapping, detention, and murder of our fellow Americans. It was powerful to see so many new faces as we came together to demand that ICE be permanently removed from our streets NOW! And check out this original song by one of our regulars: “The Low Down Sorry About...

On Jan. 20, 2026, Crook County Democrats joined Americans across the nation in the Free America Walkout, protesting Donald Trump’s presidency and his administration’s deadly immigration enforcement. More than 70 people attended our protest, held on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. We received mostly positive responses, but the usual handful of jerks flipped us off and told us to...