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 ...

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 ...

Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies. At 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Booker broke Thurmond's record of ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - History was made on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as New Jersey Senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech in Senate history. This record was previously held ...

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 ...

Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure. As Sen. Cory Booker concluded his marathon speech, many on social media, especially X, are showing high approval for the New Jersey politician’s ...

“Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He failed, it passed,” wrote one Bluesky user. “Today Booker stands on the right side of history.” “The record is apparently 24 ...

The Strom Thurmond softball team is jelling. And it showed with the group’s strong 10-3 start to the season with a 3-1 record in region play after beating Pelion 8-3 on March 25. “That's a goo ...

Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies. Axios reports that the previous record for the longest ...