Georgetown University Professor Dr. Nola Haynes Was There As Sen. Cory Booker Made History. She Discusses How His Landmark Speech Has Already Changed ...

The Democratic senator from New Jersey broke the record set by segregationist Strom Thurmond in 1957, saying later that ...

It was Booker’s first in-person event in his home state since his speech this week, where he held the Senate floor for 25 ...

Cory Booker delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor ... He criticized efforts to reduce funding for these programs, highlighting the potential negative impact on millions of Americans who rely ...

Senator Cory Booker made headlines on Tuesday (04-01-25) for his marathon filibuster/speech in the Senate, which lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes. This speech not only set a record for the longest speech ...

Cory Booker may have done more than give Democrats ... told USA TODAY when asked about the speech's impact at a news conference Wednesday. "And I think Democrats are following his example and ...

After breaking the Senate record for longest floor speech, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gave an innocuous answer about whether ...

Booker fueled his speech with occasional sips of water but otherwise spoke uninterrupted. He invoked the words of Representative John Lewis, the late civil rights leader, who urged Americans to get ...

Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech on the Senate floor this week grabbed ... Maryland’s two senators echoed Booker’s concerns about the impact of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ...

As NPR noted, “The longest filibuster on record was a 1957 speech by then-Democratic Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina — in opposition to the Civil Rights Act — that lasted for 24 hours and 18 ...