Strom Thurmond took a long steam bath to dehydrate his body ... unknown to his colleagues and constituents at the time was Thurmond’s Black daughter, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, who was in her ...

Strom Thurmond’s moral character and the shamelessness ... His Black daughter, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, was born to a 16-year-old domestic servant who worked for the parents of the then ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (S.C.) record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the ...

Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began ...

Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question: "Do ...