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 ...

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 ...

Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. Rating: Mostly ...

It's officially a record ... minutes. Booker helped provide a moment of historical solace for a party searching for its way forward: His speech surpassed that of then-Sen. Strom Thurmond of ...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is continuing a marathon speech on the Senate floor, which passed the 25-hour mark and broke a record on Tuesday evening, all without a bathroom trip, a bite of food or even a ...

Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of ...

Cory Booker said he was determined to surpass Strom Thurmond’s record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the segregationist held the mark.

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

Sen. Cory Booker wrote himself in the U.S. Senate history books by delivering the longest speech in the chamber on record, eclipsing the record of Sen. Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure.

Strom Thurmond was broken earlier this week as part of a protest address over Donald Trump. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., broke Thurmond's record for the longest Senate speech April 1 as he ...

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” ...