Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley spoke all night into the next morning about how Trump is pushing the country toward ...

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

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

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

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has been holding the Senate floor for over 15 hours to warn of Trump's growing authoritarianism, ...

Trump’s presidency may have amplified executive power, but unless lawmakers roll back those powers, the next administration ...

From Tuesday to Wednesday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke for nearly 23 hours on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., ...

Democratic US Senator Merkley gives marathon speech opposing Trump agenda - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours. Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor a ...

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with ...

Oregon, held the Senate floor for more than 22 hours to protest President Donald Trump and the government closure.

The federal government shutdown has entered its 23rd day. As a result, 60,000 aviation safety workers won’t receive a full ...