Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked over federal funding as Sen. Jeff Merkley's marathon speech delays consideration of a government shutdown resolution.

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 against peaceful protesters,

The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time. But first, Sen. Jeff Merkley will need to wrap up, as he has been

As the Trump Administration blatantly tries to weaponize federal funding and misuse official government communications channels for partisan propaganda purposes, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and