Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke overnight and is still delivering a marathon speech railing against President Donald Trump's "grave ...

Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor about the President Donald Trump's "growing authoritarianism" since 6:24 p.m.

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on ...

Trump’s presidency may have amplified executive power, but unless lawmakers roll back those powers—and the bloated government ...

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley used a 22-hour Senate speech to warn of “authoritarian control,” citing incidents at Portland’s ICE ...

In his 22-hour speech, Sen. Jeff Merkley gave a shout-out to Portlanders' quirky forms of protest and accused federal ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 18 hours after announcing he would protest what he ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest ...

Strongly worded letters are not going to work. To defeat Trump’s autocratic efforts, we need to employ novel and creative ...

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long and into the evening on Oct. 22 to protest the Trump administration.