Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is speaking through the night about President Donald Trump and threats to democracy.

“He absolutely should be sitting down right now and holding a conversation with you about how we solve this problem for millions of Americans,” Merkley said, calling Trump's decision to jet across th...

The second-longest government shutdown in history continues with another Sente vote today, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, on a GOP-backed bill called the Shutdown Fairness Act that would pay federal workers...

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss the...

The funding lapse looks likely to run well into next week as President Donald Trump is heading to Asia for a weeklong trip Friday.