Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked over federal funding as Sen. Jeff Merkley's marathon speech delays consideration ...

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

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., held the Senate floor for 22 hours and 37 minutes in protest of what he described as ...

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

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

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 ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley is the latest Democrat to take a protracted stand against Trump, holding a marathon speech on the Senate ...

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

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

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