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

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room ...

Strongly worded letters are not going to work. To defeat Trump’s autocratic efforts, we need to employ novel and creative ...

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 ...

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

Ore., joins Morning Joe for his first national interview since his marathon 22 hours and 37 minutes speech on the Senate ...

The Senate is planning to vote on a bill that would pay federal workers and military members who have been working without pay since the government shutdown on Oct. 1. The GOP-backed bill, also known ...

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

Sen. Jeff Merkley yielded the Senate floor after more than 22 hours Wednesday, capping off an overnight protest against the Trump administration.

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

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 ...

The Senate is planning to vote on a bill that would pay federal workers and military members who have been working without ...