Order byBest matchMost fresh

Senator Cory Booker's 25-Hour Speech Was HISTORIC

Digest more
Top News
Overview
Impacts
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
From The New York Times
Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court yesterday, maintaining the court's four-three liberal majority.
From USA Today
Booker's speech, which he framed as a response to calls for action from his constituents, focused on criticizing the Trump administration's policies.
From USA Today

Read more on News Digest

‘Finally Some Fire’: Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Strikes a Chord at Home
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
Who is Cory Booker? What to know about NJ senator after marathon speech against Trump
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 31 and did not yield the floor for more than 25 hours.
Senator Cory Booker's 25-Hour Speech Was HISTORIC; Here Are 15 Of Its Most Impactful Moments
The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes, approximately 46 minutes longer.
Democrats win Wisconsin, Republican margins sag in Florida | The Excerpt
Cory Booker breaks the record for the longest known Senate speech. Plus, actor Val Kilmer dies at 65. It's all on The Excerpt.
Lawrence: After Cory Booker's 25-hour Senate speech, the odds don't seem so impossible anymore
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster put him in the history books and gave other Democrats a voice against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on fundamental rights of all Americans.
Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.
What's the longest filibuster in US history? What did Cory Booker talk about for 25 hours?
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record this week for the longest speech ever made on the Senate floor, but it wasn't a filibuster. Here's why.
How to talk for a very, very long time
After Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking speech, a voice actor, speech-language pathologist, and physician weigh in.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech—an “ oratorical marathon ” and a “ feat of political endurance ,” according to reporters—was nearly an hour longer than Strom Thurmond’s 1957 attempt to filibuster the Civil Rights Act.
Is Cory Booker Running for President?
Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking speech has stirred presidential speculation, but experts told Newsweek it's too early to know how viable of a candidate he may be in 2028.Newsweek reached out to Booker for comment via his office and political team.
With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen.
Ted Cruz threatens fire alarm to cut short Cory Booker's Senate showdown
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz threatened to pull the fire alarm on the Senate floor Tuesday to cut U.S. Senator Cory Booker's speech off.
Cory Booker Staffer Arrested for Carrying Pistol on Capitol Grounds
A staffer for Cory Booker was arrested Monday for allegedly carrying a pistol on Capitol grounds without a license.
Cory Booker and the Art of Authentic Communication
Booker didn’t just give a speech—he gave an experience. Senator Cory Booker just set a U.S. Senate record by speaking for 25 hours 5 minutes—an act of protest, endurance, and message amplification that was impossible to ignore.
Feedback