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 ...

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 ...

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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The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that the First Amendment protects those who burn the American flag in protest. Nevertheless, seven weeks ago, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ...

President Trump stated his administration "took the freedom of speech away" in relation to flag burning. Trump signed an executive order in August directing his administration to prosecute people who ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth referenced the "fat generals" speech he made this week to U.S. military leaders when telling U.S. Navy personnel on Saturday that they should "fight like hell," after ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Cancel culture has become a dangerous, bipartisan weapon used to silence and punish those with offensive or unpopular opinions. Both the political left and right have engaged in "canceling" their ...

President Trump’s address to the United Nations sparked a wave of blistering international headlines, with newspapers describing it as “pissing off the world,” “staggering,” “violent,” and “incoherent ...