Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech
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Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
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Val Kilmer, the longtime Hollywood star known for roles in "Top Gun," "Heat" and "Tombstone," among other films, died this week.
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor this week, surpassing the previous Senate record for longest speech.
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