Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

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

The Democratic Senator from Oregon is delivering an hours-long speech in the against President Trump. This blog is now closed ...

Oregon, held the Senate floor for more than 22 hours to protest President Donald Trump and the government closure.

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on ...

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 ...

Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Saturday called for members of Congress to work together to end a government shutdown on ...

Presidents of both parties have succumbed to the temptation of invading Americans’ speech rights. So Congress must lead.

President Trump concluded just before 11 p.m., making it the longest speech ever delivered in a joint address—whether a State ...

Trump’s complete turnabout on speech is indicative of the contradictions and ironies in the bedrock principle of the American ...