Oregon lawmakers question plane flying over protests with ties to U.S. Marshals

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's congressional delegation is demanding to know whether the federal government is using aircraft to spy on Portland protesters.

U.S. senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader sent a letter to the U.S. Marshals service regarding a plane that was spotted over the Portland protests on June 13.