Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with them on expiring health subsidies...

“President Trump wants us to believe that Portland, Oregon, in my home state, is full of chaos and riots. Because if he can say to the American people that there are riots, he can say there’s a rebel...

Congress remains deadlocked after 50-43 Senate vote. Democrats demand ACA funding as record US shutdown deepens.

The Senate is holding its 12th vote on advancing the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

The president said Republicans "will not be extorted" into giving in to Democrats' demands, an indication that any end to the shutdown remains far off.

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as t

In this fourth week of the government shutdown, Senate Republicans are gathering at White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they ...

The trust asked Trump to pause demolition work, arguing that the White House was a national historic landmark and that officials needed to hold a public review process of the plan for the ballroom.