Strom Thurmond bragged for years about dehydrating his body to prepare for his speech opposing the Civil Rights Act. He ...

Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals ... held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history on Tuesday, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking ...

Senator Strom Thurmond set a record for the longest speech ever delivered in the U.S. Senate, speaking for over 24 hours to ...

Breaking Sen. Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest Senate speech in history was just one of the things Sen. Cory Booker accomplished on Tuesday. Portions of his 25-hour-and-five-minute speech ...

Cory Booker's marathon speech against President ... Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked ...

Scientists assess that, on average, humans can survive without water for about three days. Long before that, your kidneys ...

By launching a TikTok account to livestream his record-breaking stemwinder, the senator became a viral sensation and offered ...

Booker surpassed Sen. Strom Thurmond's 24-hour, 18-minute speech in 1957 Sen. Cory Booker's speech ran 25 hours and 5 minutes long, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957 Booker ...

Cory Booker, D-N.J., wanted to do something extraordinary ... Inside the packed chamber, Booker got a standing ovation when he crossed Strom Thurmond's record of 24 hours and 18 minutes. It was a ...