Republicans end longest walkout in Oregon legislature’s history

Lawmakers showed up for work Thursday after compromising with Democrats on abortion and gun safety measures

Ending a walkout that held up key bills for six weeks, Republicans showed up for work in the Oregon senate on Thursday after wresting concessions from Democrats on measures covering abortion, transgender healthcare and gun rights.

The lawmakers' walkout - the longest in state history and the second-longest in the United States - came as several statehouses around the nation have become ideological battlegrounds, including in Montana and Tennessee.