The nation's second-longest government shutdown continues after Senate Democrats rejected a continuing resolution to reopen the federal government on Wednesday.

Sen. Jeff Merkley is the latest Democrat to take a protracted stand against Trump, holding a marathon speech on the Senate floor.

We’ve got an authoritarian president bent on being able to use military against the people of the United States,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said.

The Senate fell short in its 12th vote on advancing the Republican bill to end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.

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The bipartisan bill, supported by United States Senator Alex Padilla of California, United States Senator John Curtis of Utah, United States Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado, and United States Se

Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat vying for a seat in the United States Senate, said he has covered up a tattoo after receiving fierce backlash over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.