Senator Strom Thurmond set a record for the longest speech ever delivered in the U.S. Senate, speaking for over 24 hours to ...

When you think of a filibuster, you might imagine a senator standing at the podium, talking for hours just to delay a vote.

Democrats are on offense, but Republicans are laughing. For now, at least. Thursday the Democratic Party’s hosting a town ...

Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday night, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s ...

Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on March 31, 2025, and ended on April 1, momentarily ...

Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on March 31 ... while opponents disparaged her with the nickname Abortion Barbie. These reactions do not grapple directly with ...

That’s what happened during Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster of the Civil Rights Act – the longest speech on the Senate floor before Booker’s performance. When Thurmond needed a bathroom break ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker set the record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night in marathon remarks that began Monday evening and tore into what he called the Trump ...

On the evening of March 31 into April 1, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker broke a 68-year-old record within the United States Senate with his 25 hour speech. Booker’s speech centered on his reactions to ...

Cory Booker's record-breaking speech on the Senate floor. President Trump's sweeping new tariffs have shocked the stock market and drawn criticism from leaders on both sides of the aisle.