U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley held the Senate floor this week with a historically long speech to protest President Donald Trump – and what he sees as the administration’s threats to democracy. Around 5 ...

On the Senate floor today, New Jersey's Junior U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) delivers a passionate and powerful maiden speech.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkeley is waging a largely one-man crusade to reform the Senate filibuster. He sees it as a way to help ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KPTV) - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) took the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon. In a post on ‘X’ just before 3:30 p.m., Merkley said he ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, held a 22-and-a-half hour long speech overnight Tuesday and through the day Wednesday, trying to hold the floor of the Senate as long as he could. On X, Merkley said ...

Democratic senators clashed with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate floor Thursday when the GOP leader ...

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Grassley was first elected to office during the Eisenhower administration. He is the oldest sitting U.S. senator, the sixth-longest serving U.S. senator in history, and the longest-serving Republican ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against what he called President Donald Trump’s authoritarian actions, and remained there Wednesday morning.