Government shutdown replay; Sen. Jeff Merkley sets state record with marathon speech

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans disagree.
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Merkley holds Senate floor for record-breaking 22-hour marathon

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has been holding the Senate floor for over 15 hours to warn of Trump's growing authoritarianism, ...
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Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers 3rd longest Senate floor speech in modern history to protest Trump

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 ...

Lawmakers call for release of woman with work permit from ICE facility

Four Oregon lawmakers are asking for the release of a Portland mother from custody after a judge halted removal proceedings ...

Here are the ‘incredible’ friends who convinced Trump not to surge troops to San Francisco

The mercurial president said he’d received ‘four or five calls’ with some ‘very successful people’ who persuaded him to give ...