Sen. Strom Thurmond took a long steam bath to dehydrate his body for what he was about to do on a sticky August night in 1957 ...

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his ...

Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor, but it was not filibuster. A filibuster is a speech ...

Senator Booker surpassed the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes held by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senator Strom ...

Booker spoke for more than 25 hours against authoritarianism and in support of Americans feeling the stress of the Trump ...

The record for speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate once held by South Carolina U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond was broken ...

By breaking the Senate record for the longest floor speech in history with a searing critique of the Trump administration, ...

Nearly 70 years after Strom Thurmond filibustered against Black civil rights, Booker’s marathon speech called out threats to ...

Tuesday night completed the longest speech in recorded Senate history, speaking for 25 hours and 5 minutes to protest ...

The immeasurable power of everyday people has been Booker’s mantra since he was elected mayor of Newark, N.J., and became a ...

From breaking the filibuster record to a staffer being arrested, it was a busy April Fools’ Day on Capitol Hill.

Fitting that Senator Cory Booker broke segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond's reocord for the longest Senate floor speech on ...