Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., launched into a marathon overnight speech railing against President Donald Trump."I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal," Merkley wrote on Tuesday night on X. By 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, nearly 12 hours after the post, the senator was still continuing his speech. As of 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the senator was still refusing to stop, surpassing 15 and a half hours.Merkley later added that he was protesting against the president "dragging us further into authoritarianism."5 TIMES DEMOCRATS BL...

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