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For a day, at least, Democrats across the country have a sense that their comeback against President Donald Trump may have begun.It wasn't just about the election results in Wisconsin, where Democrati...
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In a historic speech that literally lasted more than a day — 25 hours and four minutes, to be exact — the New Jersey senator lambasted President Trump’s damaging, cruel, chaotic, and Constitution-defy...
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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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By any measure, Democratic Senator Cory Booker’s marathon speech on the Senate floor was a stunt. But it was also mesmerizing and inspiring — a display of perseverance and defiance at a time when this country desperately needed it.
What Cory Booker Learned After Speaking for 25 Hours
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Booker’s message was powerful and simple: Just do something. Now it’s your turn
A senator's record-breaking speech showed Democrats, and America, that silence is not an option in the Trump era.
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Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor
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Analysis | The Hidden Power Of Marathon Senate Speeches: What History Tells Us About Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Oration
Guest columnist Charlie Hunt, a political science professor at Boise State University, says US Sen. Cory Booker made history on April 1 when he stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and five minutes,
Cory Booker Rails Against Musk for ‘Bullying’ Republicans in Marathon Filibuster
Sen. Cory Booker slammed Elon Musk in a marathon filibuster for “bullying” Republicans into supporting President Donald Trump even when they disagreed with him. The New Jersey Democrat had vowed Monday night to hold the floor for as long as he was “physically able” to protest what he called a national “crisis” unleashed by the Trump administration.
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Booker delivering marathon Senate speech against Trump admin, Elon Musk: 'Inflicted so much harm'
N.J., spoke out against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the Senate floor throughout the night after beginning his marathon speech at 7 p.m. Monday.The senator was still speaking on the floor as of Tuesday afternoon,
Long Before Cory Booker, Patton Oswalt Delivered an Epic Star Wars Filibuster on ‘Parks and Recreation'
As Cory Booker spoke on the Senate floor through Monday night and into Tuesday morning - an 18-hour address (not quite a filibuster, as no bill or nominee was being debated) attacking President Trump and Elon Musk's gutting of federal programs like Medicaid and Social Security - it evoked memories of another epic legislative speech: Patton Oswalt's Star Wars filibuster.
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