WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., is still speaking on the Senate floor after delivering remarks for more than 16 hours in protest of what he described as President Donald Trump’s "authoritarian" leadership and warning that the republic is facing "the biggest threat" since the Civil War. "President Trump is shredding our Constitution. Is it okay for masked federal agents to arrest people off the street because of their skin color or their accent? No way, not in a free America," Merkley said in his opening remarks around 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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