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Merkley, a Quiet Stalwart of the Left, Has a Breakout Moment at the Border

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 21, 2018. A darling of the progressive movement, he had been an under-the-radar presence in Washington until a video of his visit to a former Walmart in Texas, where hundreds of migrant children were being housed, went viral. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)