James (Jim) Louie passed away on September 23, 2025, he was born August 7, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas. At a young age, Jim became a proud resident of Humboldt County and deeply appreciated all that ...

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 ...

The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., railed against President Donald Trump in a marathon overnight speech starting on Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning. "I’m holding the Senate floor to ...

All throughout the day that Thursday, his teammates’ phones were vibrating, letting them know, one after another, that their time with the Twins had come to a conclusion. Never, when he was sitting ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes to rail against “grave threats” presented by President Trump. Merkley, a ...

This is my fifth year serving as a university president. Two aspects of the role are constant: the calls for free speech and expression, and the cries to sanction those who freely express their views.

LONDON - President Trump claimed that Europeans are losing their “wonderful right of freedom of speech.” Elon Musk told a far-right rally in London that Britons are “scared to exercise their free ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours. Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor ...

Michael J. Socolow does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The senator had been at it since 6:24 p.m. Tuesday. After more than 22 hours, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley on Wednesday ended his marathon floor speech warning about the dangers of authoritarianism he ...

Spotify says it has permanently removed white nationalist Nick Fuentes’ “America First” podcast for violating its hate-speech rules, but the controversial figure is not banned from appearing on the ...