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TIME |
For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump...
U.S. News & World Report |
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever.
USA Today |
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor this week, surpassing the previous Senate record for longest speech.
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BREAKING: Fox News is melting down because Democrat Senator Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor for almost 13 straight hours now, criticizing Donald Trump's ridiculous policies, with no signs of stopping anytime soon. There are a lot of bad things to say about… pic.twitter.com/QllDwWHXMo
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New York Magazine on MSNWhat Cory Booker Learned After Speaking for 25 HoursAn adrift Democratic Party received a much-needed jolt of energy this week when Democratic senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor to speak in protest of the Trump administration’s policies, vowing to hold it for as long as he was physically able.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.
Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking speech has stirred presidential speculation, but experts told Newsweek it's too early to know how viable of a candidate he may be in 2028.Newsweek reached out to Booker for comment via his office and political team.
Cory Booker of New Jersey a glass of water? Booker began a marathon speech at 7:30 p.m. last night to highlight what he calls the “recklessness” of the Trump administration’s policies. Fifteen hours later,
The New Jersey senator has vowed to hold the Senate floor for as long as he’s “physically able” to highlight the “crisis” unleashed by the Trump administration.