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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 po...

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

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Democratic US Senator Merkley Gives Marathon Speech Opposing Trump Agenda

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Jeff Merkley ‘Filibuster’: Senate Floor Speech Exceeds 20 Hours

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has been speaking on the Senate floor for nearly 20 hours, warning that “tyranny has arrived” in America as the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week.

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Senator Jeff Merkley Ends 22-Hour Marathon Speech Against Trump Agenda

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Merkley holds Senate floor for record-breaking 22-hour marathon

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Merkley wraps up marathon Senate floor speech after more than 22 hours

Merkley, 69, was joined on the floor at times by a number of his Democratic colleagues, with some of them asking him long-winded questions to lessen the burden.

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Government shutdown live updates; Senate rejects Democratic and GOP efforts on federal pay

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Marathon Senate speech highlights mounting tension as shutdown hits Day 23. Live updates

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Effort to pay at least some federal workers fails in Senate

"We certainly shouldn't set up a system where the president of the United States gets to decide what agencies to shut down, who to pay and who not to pay, who to punish, who not to punish," said the ...

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Senate’s votes on pay for federal workers fail as shutdown continues

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Senate Dems reject 12th funding vote on shutdown's 22nd day

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United States Senator Adam Schiff, Congressman Doug LaMalfa introducing bills to reverse closure of Glenn Medical Center

Action News Now reporter Margot Rowe reports on the bipartisan effort by Democrat Adam Schiff of the Untied States Senate and Republican Doug LaMalfa of the United States House of

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Senate confirms Lexington’s Chad Meredith for federal judgeship

The United States Senate has confirmed Chad Meredith from Lexington to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

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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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Cruz leads Senate push to hold China accountable for Beijing church crackdown

Sen. Ted Cruz leads Senate resolution condemning Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Christians and demanding release of detained religious leaders.

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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Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz stuns Finebaum with Senate crack

“It’s probably no more distracting than trying to decide if you’re going to run for United States Senate,” Drinkwitz said, mocking the idea that Finebaum is linked to Senate run. “There’s a lot of different things out there that you’ve just got to factor in.”

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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