Hailed by many as a returning hero, U.S. Sen. and Bergen County native Cory Booker held a town hall at Bergen Community ...

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 ...

"I rise tonight with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able," Sen. Cory Booker said. Booker began speaking at 7 p.m. Monday and ...

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 ...

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 held a town hall in his home county ... "I rise tonight with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able," Booker ...

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 ...