Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers marathon speech protesting Trump’s policies

Washington — Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, began delivering a marathon speech on the Senate floor Tuesday evening, speaking overnight and into the morning Wednesday in protest of President Trump’s policies.  Merkley, 68, began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday and railed against the Trump administration through the night for its deportation efforts, canceled

Historic preservation group seeks to pause White House wing demolition

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to further the historic preservation policy in the U.S., has written a letter urging the Trump administration to pause the demolition of the East Wing of the White House until a review of President Trump’s ballroom plans is completed.  The letter, sent Tuesday and addressed to

Historic preservation group asks Trump admin. to pause White House wing demolition

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to further the historic preservation policy in the U.S., has written a letter urging the Trump administration to pause the demolition of the East Wing of the White House until a review of President Trump’s ballroom plans is completed.  The letter, sent Tuesday and addressed to

Historic preservation group fears ballroom annex will overwhelm White House

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to further the historic preservation policy in the U.S., has written a letter urging the Trump administration to pause the demolition of the East Wing of the White House until a review of President Trump’s ballroom plans is completed.  The letter, sent Tuesday and addressed to

Senate Republicans meet with Trump at White House as shutdown impasse continues

Thune described Senate Republicans’ meeting with the president to reporters at the White House. He called it a “great opportunity to meet with the president and talk about something that unifies all Republicans,” pointing to the effort to reopen the government with the House-passed measure that the GOP has tried 11 times to advance. “We’re