Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond who argued for a full day against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established voting rights protections for Black people.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on ...

Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals Tuesday, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond ...

Booker spoke for more than 25 hours against authoritarianism and in support of Americans feeling the stress of the Trump ...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday, taking aim at President Donald Trump’s policies.

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a segregationist who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, according to the Senate's website. “I’m here because as ...

Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking for 17 hours straight as of noon Tuesday. Is it the longest speech in Senate history? What ...

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he ...

The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker ...

The immeasurable power of everyday people has been Booker’s mantra since he was elected mayor of Newark, N.J., and became a rising Democratic star in 2006.

The Strom Thurmond softball team is jelling. And it showed with the group’s strong 10-3 start to the season with a 3-1 record in region play after beating Pelion 8-3 on March 25. “That's a goo ...

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