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USA TODAY |
Sen. Ruben Gallego has vowed to block President Donald Trump's nominations to head the country's Department of Veterans Affairs, escalating the Democrats' efforts to push back on Trump's sweeping cuts...
The New York Times |
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
CBC.ca |
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night Monday and into Tuesday evening.

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Sen. Ruben Gallego pledges to block VA nominations in protest of Trump-led workforce cuts
Ariz., will use a Senate procedure called a "hold" to delay the VA appointments in protest of Trump's federal government cuts.
Senator blocks VA nominees to protest plans to cut 80,000 from agency workforce
Ariz., says he will put a hold on President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs to protest cuts at the agency that provides lifelong health care services to military veterans,
Senate Dem to block VA nominees to protest DOGE cuts
President Donald Trump's nominees at the Department of Veterans Affairs face a new roadblock to Senate confirmation in Sen. Ruben Gallego.
‘Finally Some Fire’: Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Strikes a Chord at Home
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
What Cory Booker Learned After Speaking for 25 Hours
An 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.
Booker’s history-making speech bumps Thurmond’s racist one. That’s a win for all | Opinion
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday, taking aim at President Donald Trump’s policies.
What's up with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking speech on the Senate floor?
In a record-breaking speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker accused U.S. President Donald Trump of "recklessly" attacking the nation's democratic institutions.
What's the longest filibuster in US history? What did Cory Booker talk about for 25 hours?
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record this week for the longest speech ever made on the Senate floor, but it wasn't a filibuster. Here's why.
Sen. Booker reflects on breaking segregationist senator’s record
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.
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'We don’t have enough people and they are still firing us': Veterans, supporters protest VA cuts
President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending collective union bargaining rights for many federal agencies, including Veterans Affairs. On Friday and Saturday, veterans, federal workers and their supporters gathered in front of the VA Medical Center in Boise to protest.
The Chronicle1d
Durham nurses rally against Trump administration’s plan to cut 80,000 VA jobs
Organized by the North Carolina American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and National Nurses United (NNU), the protest aimed to “defend the VA and protest privatization and cuts to health care for veterans to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
Veterans, unions, top Michigan Dems gather to protest Trump VA order in Ann Arbor
Donald Trump dissolved contracts with federal unions. Protesters in Ann Arbor — and top Michigan Democrats — fear it will hurt veterans and workers.
Local veterans protest recent VA funding cuts by DOGE
A group of veterans showed up this morning to protest the recent cuts that has been going on due to Musk's DOGE program.
WKAR4d
Public officials, veterans, union members protest federal cuts
A few hundred people rallied outside a veterans hospital in Ann Arbor this weekend to protest federal cuts to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Affairs nurses protest potential staffing cuts by Trump
More than 80,000 VA employees could be cut by the Trump administration. Dozens of nurses protested the potential cuts outside the Jesse Brown VA on the Near West Side.
National Nurses United3d
Durham nurses to hold rally to protest cuts to the VA
Registered nurses at Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 2, to protest devastating cuts to VA staffing and to stand up for their patients, veterans who deserve the best care,
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