Merkley's Marathon Address Decried Trump's "Authoritarian Grip"—But Executive Overreach Didn't Start With Him
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Oct 23, 2025, 4:20 pm144 ptsSen. Jeff Merkley (D–Ore.) took to the Senate floor on Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. to "ring the alarm" on what he described as President Donald Trump's "tightening authoritarian grip on the country." Over the course of his nearly 23-hour speech—the second-longest in Senate history—Merkley accused…
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