Cory Booker, Trump and Democrat
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“These are not normal times in our nation,” Booker said at the start of his speech.
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Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court yesterday, maintaining the court's four-three liberal majority.
From USA Today
The series of victories gave Democratic leaders moments of relief and vindication of their strategy to focus on Trump's alliances with Musk and other billionaires.
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The Mirror US on MSNCory Booker torches MAGA with 5-word message in record-breaking 25-hour Senate speechBooker broke the record on Tuesday previously held by noted civil rights opponent and segregationist Sen. Strom Thurman, who set the record opposing the 1957 Civil Rights Act
As long as Booker has the ability to “remain standing” and continues to speak “more or less continuously,” he can’t be forced to cede the floor without his consent, according to Congressional Research Service (CRS). As of Tuesday morning, Booker still appeared to have plenty of energy, his voice booming from behind a podium.
First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling challenge to Trump’s agenda