N.J., for delivering the "longest filibuster" in US history, despite Booker once arguing the filibuster is an "abuse of power."
The Democrats have been under intense pressure to find an effective way to challenge US President Donald Trump without control of either chamber of Congress or a de facto opposition leader.
Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
US Navy divers have successfully attached two lines to hoist points on a sinking M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle that was carrying four US Army soldiers who disappeared early Tuesday during
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker started his record-breaking filibuster on the Senate floor on Monday with a speech criticizing the Trump administration.
Strom Thurmond bragged for years about dehydrating his body to prepare for his speech opposing the Civil Rights Act. He didn’t talk about his Black daughter, though.
Capitol Police arrested a staffer for Sen. Cory Booker who was carrying a gun Monday evening, as the New Jersey Democrat kicked off a marathon “filibuster” in the upper chamber.
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen.