Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers marathon 22-hour Senate speech to protest Trump
Washington — Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor that stretched 22 hours and 37 minutes across Tuesday and Wednesday, protesting President Trump’s policies in one of the longest addresses in the chamber in recent years. Merkley, 68, began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday and continued until…