Sen. Cory Booker broke the record with his 25-hour-long speech protesting the Trump Administration’s policies.

Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond who argued for a full day against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established voting rights protections for Black people.

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 speaking on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies.

N.J. Sen. Cory Booker has broken the fillibuster record for the longest senate speech at 25 hours and five minutes.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for longest Senate speech, breaking Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1957 speech opposing civil rights.

History was made on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as New Jersey Senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech in Senate history.

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.

Nearly 70 years after Strom Thurmond filibustered against Black civil rights, Booker’s marathon speech called out threats to democracy and the harm of Trump-era policies.