History was made on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as New Jersey Senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech in ...

The New Jersey senator broke Strom Thurmond’s record for speaking on the Senate floor. May Booker break the back of the ...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently broke the record in how long anyone had spoken in the Senate chamber, ever—for 25 hours—besting the former record held by Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina ...

Booker’s speech surpassed the previous record for longest Senate floor speech, held by Strom Thurmond since 1957. The speech, which criticized actions of the Trump Administration policies ...

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 ...

Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question ...

The record for the longest individual speech belongs to the late South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond — a Democrat at the time ...

Strom Thurmond’s speech lasting 24 hour and 18 ... joined him for stretches of time on the floor in a show of support. The Democrat cannot yield the floor for a break, to sit down or to use ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond The Associated Press April 1, 2025, 7:21 PM Share This: share on facebook share on X ...