Apr 02 from https://www.msnbc.com/ Left

Cory Booker's anti-Trump protest breaks record for longest Senate floor speech

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey made history on Tuesday by delivering the longest Senate floor speech on record with his protest against President Donald Trump’s agenda. The Democratic senator took to the floor at 7 p.m. ET on Monday and continued through the night, yielding occasionally to his fellow party members. At 7:19 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Booker surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s...

Apr 02 from https://www.msnbc.com/ Left

Cory Booker broke a record — and new ground for the Democrats

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., took the Senate floor on Monday at 7 p.m. ET and resolved to retain it “for as long as I am physically able.” He did so through the night and into the morning, reading out loud from letters and emails from the everyday Americans hurt by President Donald Trump’s arbitrary and painful spending cuts. Late Tuesday afternoon, Booker was still speaking, leaning on the...

Apr 01 from https://www.vox.com/ Left

Why has Cory Booker been talking for more than 24 hours (and counting)?

is a senior politics reporter at Vox, where he covers the Democratic Party. He joined Vox in 2022 after reporting on national and international politics for the Atlantic’s politics, global, and ideas teams, including the role of Latino voters in the 2020 election. If you check in on any of New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s social media pages today, you’ll probably notice that he’s been talking...

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