Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor about the President Donald Trump's "growing authoritarianism" since 6:24 p.m.

President Donald Trump refuses to negotiate with congressional Democrats until the government reopens, deepening the 22-day ...

Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked over federal funding as Sen. Jeff Merkley's marathon speech delays consideration ...

The letter comes as the Senate prepared to vote on the House GOP's funding bill for the 12th time on Wednesday.

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

Wednesday marked the 22nd day of the government shutdown. The Senate once again failed to pass a bill that would end the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, labeling him a ...

About 800,000 low-income Louisiana residents won't receive food stamp benefits in November unless Congress reaches a deal to ...

Top crypto execs met with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, demanding movement on a stalled bill that would set the rules for how ...

Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he and Senate Majority Leader John Thune met yesterday for about an hour and spoke ...

Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday cautioned Louisiana households that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that ...

President Donald Trump hosted Senate Republicans at the White House amid the ongoing government shutdown, while Democrats ...