Coverage dated October 21, 2025

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is delivering a marathon floor speech to protest Trump

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CNN By Rashard Rose, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 18 hours after announcing he would protest what he called President Donald Trump’s “grave threats to democracy.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon stages marathon speech to protest Trump amid shutdown (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech to protest what he calls President Donald Trump’s “tightening authoritarian grip on the country” amid the government shutdown. Merkley started speaking at 6:21 p.m.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is delivering a marathon floor speech to protest Trump (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Rashard Rose, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 18 hours after announcing he would protest what he called President Donald Trump’s “grave threats to democracy.

  3. The Oregonian

    Oregon senator’s marathon overnight speech to protest Trump’s policies is still going (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley started his floor speech Tuesday night to draw attention to President Donald Trump's "authoritarian" policies.

  4. The Guardian

    Democratic senator’s floor speech condemning Trump enters 16th hour (opens The Guardian)

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    Jeff Merkley of Oregon gives address to make case that president is ‘violating the law’ through authoritarianism

  5. NBC News

    Sen. Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., is still speaking on the Senate floor after delivering remarks for more than 16 hours in protest of Trump’s "authoritarian" leadership.

  6. CBS News

    Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers marathon Senate speech protesting Trump (opens CBS News)

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    Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley began delivering a marathon speech Tuesday evening, speaking overnight and into the morning Wednesday in protest of President Trump's policies.

  7. WMUR

    Democratic senator protests Trump's 'grave threats' in marathon overnight floor speech (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon delivers marathon Senate speech protesting President Trump’s threats to democracy, including federal actions in Portland and attacks on free speech

  8. Fox News

    Dem senator rails against Trump admin in marathon overnight floor speech (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Sen. Jeff Merkley delivered a marathon overnight speech lasting for several hours, protesting President Donald Trump's so-called threats to democracy.

  9. The New Republic

    Merkley Speaks for 14 Hours on Senate Floor About Dangers of Trump (opens The New Republic)

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    Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is holding the Senate floor to warn about how Trump is pushing the country toward authoritarianism.

  10. Fox News

    Dem senator continues marathon floor speech framing Trump as 'grave threat to the democracy' (opens Fox News)

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    Sen. Jeff Merkley delivered a marathon overnight speech lasting for several hours, protesting President Donald Trump's so-called threats to democracy.

  11. ABC 12 Flint

    Democratic senator delivering a marathon floor speech to protest Trump (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 18 hours after announcing he would protest what he called President Donald Trump’s “grave threats to democracy.”

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