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 25 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s ...

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 ...

Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals Tuesday, setting a new record for the chamber ... than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil ...