ASHINGTON – Just after 2 p.m., two aides wheeled Strom Thurmond in his black and silver wheelchair ... becoming the first sitting senator to turn 100 years old. “He never thought he would live to be ...

The longest individual speech belongs to the late Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in a failed attempt to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957. More recently, Republican ...

Booker broke a record previously held by Strom Thurmond, a segregationist who filibustered for ... law firm has reached a deal with the White House to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal ...

Democrats have been struggling to energize their frustrated base since losing all three branches of government in the November 2024 election. Senator Cory Booker may have found a way. For more ...

stood on the Senate floor for over 25 hours last week as he delivered what proved to be the longest speech in the chamber's history — breaking the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes held by ...

In Washington DC, the collective frustration of the Democratic Party was channelled through an extraordinary turn in the Senate ... referenced belonged to Strom Thurmond, the South Carolinian ...

Booker broke a record previously held by Strom Thurmond, a segregationist who filibustered ... deal with the White House to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services to causes ...

As he broke Strom Thurmond’s 24-hour ... Only this time, the prize was historical supremacy, a turn Booker was happy to lean into. Thurmond made his record-setting speech in 1957 breathing ...

First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling ...