Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has been holding the Senate floor for over 15 hours to warn of Trump’s growing authoritarianism, citing his attacks on the free press, deployment of the military ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley is nearing a 15-hour speech on the Senate floor as we reach Day 22 of the shutdown. Here's what we know about the next Senate vote.

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(CNN) — Sen. Jeff Merkley in a marathon speech on the Senate floor spoke out against Donald Trump’ “grave threats to democracy.” The Oregon Democrat began his remarks at 6:24 p.m. ET Tuesday and kept ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley started speaking at 6:58 p.m. Tuesday night, and still held the floor as of 8:30 the following morning.

Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley has been holding a marathon speech since 4:30 p.m. on Monday to protest President Trump and his ...

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A 9th Circuit panel authorized National Guard deployment in Oregon, prompting state leaders to seek a full court review amid ...

( NewsNation) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., began speaking on the Senate floor at 3:21 p.m. local time Tuesday and continued ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech to protest what he calls President Donald Trump’s ...

Republican Representative Brandon Gill threw a fit over a clip posted on X of journalist Mehdi Hasan pointing out America’s ...

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 ...