WASHINGTON – A showdown is brewing on Capitol Hill. A Democratic senator took the floor all night to protest President Donald Trump ’s administration, leaving a vote on the government shutdown up in the air as it entered its third week and is now the second longest in history at 22 days.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, held the Senate floor all night long Tuesday and well into Wednesday afternoon, calling his filibuster an effort to sound the alarm on both the government shutdown and Trump 's policies.

The move comes as there are no signs of a breakthrough. Democrats and Republicans are trading blame on the shutdown, and Trump is preparing to leave the country for a multi-day trip to Asia.

Federal workers are also set to miss their first full paychecks by the end of the wee

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