The previous record was held by Strom Thurmond in 1957, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, per The Associated Press.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is continuing a marathon speech on the Senate floor, which passed the 25-hour mark and broke a record on Tuesday evening, all without a bathroom trip, a bite of food or even a ...

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 ...

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey began speaking around 7 p.m. on Monday and didn't stop till after 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

The New Jersey Democrat spoke for 25 hours and five minutes without rest to protest the president’s actions in his second ...

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke a record Tuesday evening, speaking for more than 24 hours in a marathon speech.

I could break this record of the man who tried to stop the rights upon which I stand,” Booker said. “I'm not here though because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as ...

US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate. The New Jersey politician took to the floor on Monday evening and his talk-athon was still going more ...

After his marathon speech, Booker credited his athletic background ... Booker said he’d actually hoped that Murphy would break the record. “I had this hope that Chris Murphy would do it ...

Booker’s record-breaking floor speech a “big, pivotal ... t surprise Democrats that Booker would be the senator to break such a record. “He’s always been a man on a mission.

“To hate him is wrong,” Booker said Tuesday after breaking Thurmond’s record. “Maybe, just maybe, I could break this record of the man who tried to stop the rights upon which I stand. I’m not here ...