WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., held the Senate floor for 22 hours and 37 minutes in protest of what he described as ...

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats have seized the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 ...

Trump and his allies campaigned for an award that has frequently been used to send a message as well as bestow an honor. Maybe next year. It was perhaps not a coincidence that the announcement Friday ...

Barack Obama. Jimmy Carter. Woodrow Wilson. Teddy Roosevelt. Al Gore. And Donald Trump? President Trump hopes to join the exclusive list of presidents and vice presidents who have received one of the ...

The oft-cited proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together,” gained renewed prominence when former U.S. Vice President Al Gore invoked it during his 2007 Nobel Peace ...

Donald Trump has found a new FCC target in the form of Rev. Al Sharpton. On Sunday, the president lashed out at the civil rights activist and TV personality in a Truth Social rant calling for the ...

President Donald Trump called out the Rev. Al Sharpton in a social media post, seemingly aiming at his administration’s latest target in what has become a pattern of attacking free speech. On Sunday ...

The broadcasting legend has been on the call for some of the wildest sporting events, from the Miracle on Ice during the 1980 Winter Olympics to the Malcolm Butler interception during the 2015 Super ...

Aside from flaring and smokestacks, air pollution can be hard to picture. A new tool from a nonprofit climate coalition spearheaded by former Vice President Al Gore aims to help Louisiana residents ...

The suspect in the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Thursday had been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, 35. In a statement, British ...

"It’s easier to talk here than it is in America," the comedian told an audience at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in ...