US EditionDemocratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon stages marathon speech to protest Trump amid shutdown
- On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley held the Senate floor into the night to protest what he says are threats to democracy.
- Citing voting and redistricting changes, Merkley says the protest targets alterations to voter registration files, gerrymandering of House districts and efforts to eliminate vote-by-mail.
- Standing by a poster, Merkley warned, `It is the effort to mobilize the military to go after peaceful protestors and to create violent interactions that would justify even more authoritarian power` and said, `This is un-American`.
- Senate colleagues Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Andy Kim intermittently questioned U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley during his protest amid the ongoing government shutdown.
- Legal clearance to federalize Oregon's National Guard underscores the stakes, as a federal appeals court cleared the way for deployment while a legal challenge proceeds.
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For more than 22 hours, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke: a single reckoning with Donald Trump's policy. And this during one of the longest shutdowns in US history. And the opposite side?
Sen. Jeff Merkle delivers 22-hour marathon speech on Senate floor protesting Pres. Trump’s policies
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, delivered a 22-hour marathon speech on the Senate floor beginning on Tuesday evening, holding the floor overnight and into the day Wednesday in protest of President Trump’s policies. The senator’s remarks also came amid a prolonged budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans that has kept the government partially shut down for four weeks. Merkley, 68, began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday and continued until 4…
Democratic US Senator Merkley gives marathon speech opposing Trump agenda
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon concluded a marathon speech opposing Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda on Wednesday, the 22nd day of a government shutdown. “The president believes that he is the king of this country and that he can control everything, regardless of what the law says or what we send him, and we have to collectively … say, ‘Hell no,’” said Merkley, who held the Senate floor for more than 22-and…
The Democratic senator spent almost a day speaking out against Donald Trump's policies, calling him an authoritarian ruler.
Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley delivered the third longest speech in modern Senate history to protest Trump
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