POLITICS

Merkley’s 12-Hour Speech Protests Trump Actions

Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor for more than 12 hours, starting at 6:24 p.m. ET Tuesday, to protest what he called President Donald Trump’s threats to democracy. As the government shutdown entered its fourth week Wednesday, he framed the marathon as resistance amid a standoff over health care subsidies, with Democrats repeatedly blocking a GOP stopgap bill. Citing Portland, he condemned federal tactics against protesters and warned of an authoritarian turn, noting an appeals court cleared the way for Trump to deploy troops to Oregon.

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