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 ...

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he ...

Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. Rating: Mostly ...

Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals ... held the floor for more than 25 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights.

Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking for 17 hours straight as of noon Tuesday. Is it the longest speech in Senate history? What ...

(CNN) — Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest floor speech in modern Senate history, surpassing the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s speech that lasted 24 hour and 18 minutes in 1957. The ...

Cory Booker said he was determined to surpass Strom Thurmond’s record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the segregationist held the mark.

Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening ... His speech surpassed that of then-Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a segregationist who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes ...

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 ...

Fitting that Senator Cory Booker broke segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond's reocord for the longest Senate floor speech on ...