WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil ...

Cory Booker during a marathon speech ... the previous record for the longest floor speech — Strom Thurmond's 1957 speech against the Civil Rights Act that lasted 24 hours, 18 minutes.

WASHINGTON - No food ... He also gave a nod to late congressman and civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis in his speech. “He wouldn’t treat this moral moment like it was normal,” Booker said in the ...

Cory Booker ... a piece of civil rights legislation in 1957. However, Thurmond’s filibuster was "wind assisted." There was no television or social media. Most reporters didn’t realize he ...

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., broke the record for the longest speech given on the Senate floor on Tuesday ... as a filibuster in an effort to block the passage of landmark civil rights ...

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey began speaking around 7 p.m. on Monday to protest Trump policies and didn't stop till after 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he started it more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a ...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is the latest Democrat to take a fiery stand against President Donald Trump, holding a marathon speech on the Senate floor that has stretched for more than ...

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., broke the record for the longest speech given on the Senate ... an effort to block the passage of landmark civil rights legislation for Black Americans.