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

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

Santos pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, as well as credit card fraud and illegally receiving unemployment benefits. He was sentenced to seven years in prison—a ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley's overnight remarks ending early Wednesday evening put him in the top tier of lengthy floor speeches in the chamber's history.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor for nearly 23 hours beginning Tuesday night against what he called President ...

Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked over federal funding, and Sen. Jeff Merkley's marathon speech delayed ...

In his 22-hour speech, Sen. Jeff Merkley gave a shout-out to Portlanders' quirky forms of protest and accused federal ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley is nearing a 15-hour speech on the Senate floor as we reach Day 22 of the shutdown. Here's what we know about the next Senate vote.

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 18 hours after announcing he would protest what he ...

As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth full week, the finger-pointing between parties continues as one lawmaker ...

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s ...