In this frame grab from video provided by Senate Television, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. speaks on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Merkley held the Senate floor through the night and was still going in an attention-grabbing talk-a-thon highlighting his party’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch

Democrat ends all-night speech as Supreme Court clash nears

by Associated Press Apr 5, 2017

written by Associated Press Apr 5, 2017

WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator yielded the Senate floor Wednesday morning after talking through the night to highlight his party's opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. But the theatrics from Oregon Sen.

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