Washington — Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor that stretched 22 hours and 37 minutes across Tuesday and Wednesday, protesting President Trump's ...

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The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., railed against President Donald Trump in a marathon overnight speech starting on Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning. "I’m holding the Senate floor to ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes to rail against “grave threats” presented by President Trump. Merkley, a ...

This is my fifth year serving as a university president. Two aspects of the role are constant: the calls for free speech and expression, and the cries to sanction those who freely express their views.

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The senator had been at it since 6:24 p.m. Tuesday. After more than 22 hours, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley on Wednesday ended his marathon floor speech warning about the dangers of authoritarianism he ...

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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours. Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor ...

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Merkley, 68, began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday and continued until 4:58 p.m. Wednesday. Over the course of the speech, he railed against the Trump administration for its deportation efforts, ...