WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s “tightening authoritarian grip on the country” amid the government shutdown.

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long and into the evening on Oct. 22 to protest the Trump administration.

The agents were joined by Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, just days after a federal judge ordered him to sit for a deposition regarding the government’s handling of protesters during “Operation Midway Blitz,” President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign in the Chicago area.

Police said the costume worn to a "No Kings" rally in Fairhope, Alabama, was “obscene" and acted when the 61-year-old woman refused to remove it.

David Cox, 54, from Newark Valley, was arrested in Brooklyn after allegedly threatening to attack ICE agents with firebombs on the same day as nationwide protests.

A Newark Valley man was taken into custody in Brooklyn after allegedly making threats against police officers in Owego.

The same week the Trump administration announced that federal agents were to be sent to the Bay Area, one of the city’s most cherished institutions raised banners with a message on defying authoritarianism.

The man is wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan "FREEDOM,”—as Kirk was when he was shot—and his face, neck and T-shirt are covered with what appears to be fake blood. He is also wearing a medallion around his neck which reads ‘BOZO’—likely a reference to Bozo the Clown.

Connecticut Democratic State Sen. Saud Anwar came under fire Saturday after posting an image of himself next to a controversial sign at a “No Kings" protest.