Senate Filibuster History

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What is a filibuster? Is Cory Booker marathon speech longest senate filibuster in history?

What is a filibuster? Is Senator Cory Booker's marathon speech the longest filibuster in US history? Here's what to know so far and watch live here.

Florida Times-Union on MSN · 2d

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Longest Filibusters in History: Cory Booker Goes Overnight in Trump Protest

Cory Booker joins history's longest Senate speeches with 14-hour protest. See how his compares to the all-time record filibusters in the U.S. Senate.

Opinion

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A short history of the Democrats’ staggering filibuster hypocrisy

For years, Democrats argued that the 60-vote threshold to cut off debate is an antiquated racist tool. Now, they celebrate it.

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Word of the Week: The swashbuckling origins and evolution of 'filibuster'

Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's ...

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No bathroom breaks: How Booker accomplished record Senate speech

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) set a new record for the longest Senate speech in history on Monday and Tuesday by holding the ...

Opinion

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Democrats’ filibuster flip-flop

Democrat hypocrisy on this issue goes back for decades. During the funeral of Rep. John Lewis, Obama did indeed label the filibuster a “Jim Crow relic.” Yet as a senator, he supported filibustering ...

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