Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

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

“He absolutely should be sitting down right now and holding a conversation with you about how we solve this problem for millions of Americans,” Merkley said, calling Trump's decision to jet across th...

The Senate failed to advance a GOP-backed measure that would pay federal employees, military members and contractors who have continued to work during the government shutdown, now on Day 23.