Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling ...

Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate floor speech has just broken Ted Cruz's filibuster speech record. Booker, who has held the floor since about 7 p.m. ET on Monday, has just surpassed the Texas ...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., condemned the Senate filibuster as an "abuse of power" in 2022, years before his party praised him for launching the "longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history" on Tuesday.

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Cory Booker’s speech served as a reminder of the Senate’s potential for meaningful debate, but also underscored how far the ...

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, D-New Jersey, on May 29 for a live speaking event. Booker broke the record for the longest continuous Senate ... a segregationist and southern Democrat, to filibuster the advance of the ...

Senator Strom Thurmond set a record for the longest speech ever delivered in the U.S. Senate, speaking for over 24 hours to ...

Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record As he broke a record set when ... Booker's speech has, ironically, put the filibuster in focus. And while the act itself may be considered dull, the ...

Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on March 31, 2025, and ended on April 1, momentarily snatched the national spotlight from President Donald Trump. The ...

In a record-breaking 25-hour speech, Senator Cory Booker criticized the Trump administration’s policies on Social Security, ...