MOST RATEDLate Nighter Roundup-Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Wyden introduced the bipartisan JAWBONE Act with Ted Cruz.
Ron Wyden has represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate since February 1996, after serving in the House from 1981 to 1996. Ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee; ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power.
An attorney, Wyden represented Oregon’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House from 1981 to 1996.
Wyden attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1969, earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1971, and received a law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1974. Wyden held a bureaucratic post from 1977 to 1979, then represented Oregon’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House from 1981 to 1996. Wyden entered the U.S. Senate in 1996.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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MOST RATEDWyden introduced the bipartisan JAWBONE Act with Ted Cruz.

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Wyden says the Justice Department has not released an FBI interview report required to be made public.
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Wyden says he is engaging NBA owners and pointing to federal tax and regulatory policies as he seeks to keep the Trail Blazers in Portland.
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Klein names Wyden among the senators leading the proposed sanctions bill concerning E1.
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MOST RATEDWyden introduced the bipartisan JAWBONE Act with Ted Cruz.
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