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Democrat Jeff Merkley breaks state record with 22-hour Senate speech to protest Trump

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, held the Senate floor all night long Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, giving a marathon speech to disrupt legislative business and protest the Trump administration's p...

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Oregon Democrat speaks on the Senate floor all night long to protest Trump

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

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Senator speaking through the night, says Trump is 'shredding our constitution'

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is speaking through the night about President Donald Trump and threats to democracy.

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Democratic Sen. Merkley ends floor speech protesting Trump at 22 hours and 36 minutes

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Watch live: Merkley gives lengthy speech on Senate floor amid shutdown stalemate

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Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown

“The Democrats are going to make Capitol Police and Capitol support staff - who they refuse to pay - work all night so they can give speeches patting themselves on the back for shutting down the gover...

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Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers 4th longest Senate floor speech in modern history to protest Trump

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

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US govt shutdown latest: 11th Senate vote fails after ‘No Kings’ protests across America

Congress remains deadlocked after 50-43 Senate vote. Democrats demand ACA funding as record US shutdown deepens.

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Is the federal government still shut down? Here's what happened with the Senate vote

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Senate to vote for 12th time in effort to end government shutdown on Day 22

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Day 21 Of Federal Government Shutdown

The U.S. Government shutdown has hit three weeks, as it becomes one of the longest in history.

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Trump tells Dems to 'stop the madness' after three weeks of government shutdown

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Republicans and Democrats make a lot of claims during the shutdown. Who’s right?

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Government Shutdown Hits 21 Days - Now Tied for 2nd Longest in U.S. History

With no resolution in sight, this shutdown is approaching Trump's record-setting 35-day closure from his first term.

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Government shutdown enters third week as bills fail again in Senate | Morning in America

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Shutdown Day 20: Senate Dems reject bill to end government shutdown for 11th time

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Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as t

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Trump Hosts Senate Republicans at Renovated White House as the Shutdown Drags Into Fourth Week

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President Trump meets with Senate Republicans as government shutdown continues

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The Latest: Senate Republicans gathering at White House as shutdown effects worsen

In this fourth week of the government shutdown, Senate Republicans are gathering at White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they ...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

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White House East Wing will be torn down fully to make way for Trump ballroom, official says

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Trump says White House renovation is 'music to my ears' as criticism mounts

The trust asked Trump to pause demolition work, arguing that the White House was a national historic landmark and that officials needed to hold a public review process of the plan for the ballroom.

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Trump tells Democrats no meeting over shutdown until government reopens

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Senate Republicans head to the White House in a show of unity as the shutdown enters its fourth week

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Senator Warns About Trump’s ‘Authoritarian Takeover’ In Marathon Senate Speech

We’ve got an authoritarian president bent on being able to use military against the people of the United States,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said.

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United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry advances the Fix Our Forests Act

The bipartisan bill, supported by United States Senator Alex Padilla of California, United States Senator John Curtis of Utah, United States Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado, and United States Se

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Senate committee advances AUKUS export control amendment

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Ex-N.H. Sen. John Sununu launches 2026 bid for old Senate seat

U.S. Sen. John Sununu is making a bid for his former Senate seat after his past rival for the job announced her retirement more than 15 years after he left Washington.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner covers up tattoo resembling Nazi symbol

Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat vying for a seat in the United States Senate, said he has covered up a tattoo after receiving fierce backlash over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.

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Latinos and Immigrants Are Feeling the Impact of the Government Shutdown in Real Time

The United States government has been closed for three weeks, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Senate Republicans continue to push the Housing funding bill that would cut Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.