‘OPB Politics Now’: US Sen. Jeff Merkley is running for reelection, plus special session scuttlebutt

For months, there has been speculation that U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley would not seek reelection. But we learned last week that one of the Senate’s most outspoken progressives will indeed seek a fourth term. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, we’ll break that down and dig into the latest rumblings about a possible special legislative session in Salem.