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.

Cory Booker’s record-breaking ... In research published in 2023, we compared filibusters and long speeches in the United States and overseas. The long speeches we examined took place in national ...

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 ...

Cory Booker, D-N.J.,, speaks during a confirmation ... “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American people and American democracy are grave ...

With Lewis’ passing five years ago, we lost a moral compass. But in the halls of the Senate recently, Sen. Cory Booker admired Lewis and embodied his spirit of principled activism. He has answered ...

Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey ... pledged to use his time to disrupt "the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able." "In just 71 days, the ...

Cory Booker’s record-breaking ... In research published in 2023, we compared filibusters and long speeches in the United States and overseas. The long speeches we examined took place in national ...

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are viewed by Senate insiders as the three lawmakers competing to succeed ...

United States Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, rose to speak on the Senate floor. He did not cede his right to speech (“the right to recognition”) until 25 hours later, at 8:05 p.m. the ...