PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is holding the floor of the Senate to denounce authoritarianism.

On the Senate floor today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) heavily lambasts Senate Majority Leader John Thune ...

On the Senate floor today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rails against Paul Ingrassia's nomination to head the ...

The federal government remains closed Tuesday, Oct. 21, amid a bitter battle among Republicans and Democrats. Here's when the ...

On X, Merkley said he is holding the floor “to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal.” ...

The Senate will return today on Day 15 for another round of votes to reopen the government. Here's what to know.

The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the ...

The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, even more without a ...

Trump invited nearly every Republican senator for a “ Club” lunch to rally his party as the government shutdown entered its fourth week ...

Republican Senators passed a redrawn Congressional map that would benefit their own party on Tuesday morning after hours of ...

Both Republican and Democratic senators made procedural moves against each other, with Berger cutting off the debate.

One of two bicameral earmark transparency bills moved through the Michigan Senate on Tuesday, moving it now to the House of ...