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 ...

He surpassed a record segregationist Strom Thurmond set in 1957, getting millions of views and widespread acclaim from Democrats as a model for how to take on Trump.

When you think of a filibuster, you might imagine a senator standing at the podium, talking for hours just to delay a vote.

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. By Tracey Tully Senator Cory Booker ...

Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on March 31, 2025, and ended on April 1, momentarily ...

The party has been searching for a precise silver-bullet argument against Trump 2.0. Booker has shown another way forward.

Here's some more of the political reaction we've seen. FRANK LUNTZ, POLLSTER & POLITICAL ANALYST: What Cory Booker did over the ... not just in one guy's speech, but just like all those people ...