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TIME |
For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump...
CNN |
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.
USA Today |
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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Cory Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record in 25-Hour Rebuke of Trump Administration
First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling challenge to Trump’s agenda
How dehydration helped Cory Booker survive his 25-hour Senate speech
With no bathroom breaks and a strategy of dehydration, Cory Booker captured attention during his 25-hour speech that aimed to inspire fellow Democrats.
Cory Booker makes history with longest Senate floor speech in protest of Trump agenda
Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration.
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.
‘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.
What Cory Booker Learned After Speaking for 25 Hours
An adrift Democratic Party received a much-needed jolt of energy this week when Democratic senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor to speak in protest of the Trump administration’s policies, vowing to hold it for as long as he was physically able.
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.
Buffalo Bills somehow appear in Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech
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Sen. Booker reflects on breaking segregationist senator’s record
Sen. Cory Booker joins Ari Melber reflects on beating Sen. Strom Thurmond's record for longest speech on the Senate floor. Thurmond's previous record was 24 hours and 18 minutes, speaking in opposition to The Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs as some Republicans vote to halt taxes on Canadian imports
The Senate has passed a resolution that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada.
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Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor for 20 hours and counting. Watch his protest live.
The New Jersey senator promised to talk as long as he could to rebuke the policies of the Trump administration. He's had help from his Democratic colleagues.
Sen. Cory Booker breaks Senate record for longest floor speech set by Strom Thurmond in 1957
Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Democratic senator vowed Monday evening that he would keep going as long as he was “physically able,
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Democrats' best day of the new Trump era
Division and a lack of direction had seemingly defined Democrats in the early days of Trump's second term, but Tuesday offered a blue-tinted glimmer of victory. The big picture: A record-shattering marathon speech on the Senate floor against the MAGA agenda,
Cory Booker's Senate Spectacle and Wisconsin's Elon Musk Rebuke Are Proof of Life for Dems
Between Booker's record-breaking 25-hour speech and Elon Musk's $20 million flop, the party has found at least a little bit of a pulse.
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