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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'No Kings' movement hits Senate floor with Merkley marathon speech
The “No Kings” movement made its way to the Capitol this week as Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes from Tuesday evening into Wednesday afternoon, escalating the Democratic fight against President Trump only days after millions across the country protested his administration’s actions. Merkley, a three-term senator, began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday and held the floor until 5 p.m. Wednesday in protest of …
Democratic senator holds Senate floor for 21 hours and counting to protest Trump
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), a prominent Senate progressive, held the Senate floor overnight and into Wednesday afternoon, speaking for more than 21 consecutive hours — and counting — to protest President Trump and his first nine months back in the Oval Office. Merkley began speaking speaking at 6:21 p.m. EDT Tuesday, and he was…
'Biggest threat since Civil War': Senator's marathon anti-Trump speech passes 16-hour mark
Sen. Jeff Merkley on Tuesday night began a marathon speech on the floor of the Senate, which he said was intended to “ring the alarm bells” against President Donald Trump’s authoritarian ambitions.The speech, which began at approximately 6:30 pm ET on Tuesday and was still continuing at press time, ...
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Democratic Sen. Merkley in marathon floor speech to protest Trump's 'growing authoritarianism'
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Ali Moustafa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats are again making a run at a Senate floor marathon, this time led by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon. Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor about the President Donald Trump’s “growing authoritarianism” since 6:24 p.m. Tuesday with no indication that he’ll end any time soon. He’s been standing in front of a lectern at his desk for the entirety of the time…
Jeff Merkley spoke in the United States Congress. And spoke. The senator from Oregon spoke for 22 hours and 37 minutes in the chamber, all as a protest against President Donald Trump's "harder authoritarian grip on the nation."
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