In doing so, Booker of New Jersey broke the record for longest Senate floor speech, a mark that had belonged for decades to Strom Thurmond, the avowed segregationist from South Carolina who ...

On its way to its signature by President Eisenhower, it saw a record breaking filibuster by the Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond. It was soon followed by President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights ...

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a segregationist and southern Democrat, to filibuster the advance of the Civil Rights Act in 1957. “I'm here despite his speech,” said Booker, who spoke ...

He didn’t just bust the filibuster record set by segregationist Strom Thurmond in 1957. He sacrificed to show us what resistance means. Booker exposed the actions of a president who enjoys ...

Each April, Alabama observes Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday that honors soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The day remains a point of reflection and debate as ...

Mr. Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the wide-open race. He faces difficult odds in the Democratic-led state. By Laurel Rosenhall Reporting from Sacramento Steve Hilton, a former ...

Tenable, the exposure management company, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Steve Vintz and Mark Thurmond as co-Chief Executive Officers on a permanent basis.

The homeland security secretary was dining at a Washington, D.C., restaurant. She also lost her passport and keys. By Victor Mather A handbag belonging to the homeland security secretary Kristi ...

The DS hits the mark in nearly every aspect you’d expect it to, serving as a highly capable alternative to dated Japanese names like the Suzuki V-Strom 650 and Kawasaki Versys 650. Although the ...

In addition to Esteves, other potential Democratic candidates include former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former DeKalb Chief Executive Michael Thurmond. On the Republican side of the ...