Order byBest matchMost fresh

Cory Booker, Senate and speech Van Hollen

Digest more
Top News
Overview
Impacts
For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump...
From TIME
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.
From U.S. News & World Report

Read more on News Digest

Cory Booker’s Senate speech draws praise from Maryland Dems, scorn from Republicans
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech on the Senate floor this week grabbed headlines around the world and garnered positive reactions from his fellow Democrats in Maryland and scrutiny from Republicans.
Cory Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record in 25-Hour Rebuke of Trump Administration
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
Senator Cory Booker's 25-Hour Speech Was HISTORIC; Here Are 15 Of Its Most Impactful Moments
The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes, approximately 46 minutes longer.
Democrats win Wisconsin, Republican margins sag in Florida | The Excerpt
Cory Booker breaks the record for the longest known Senate speech. Plus, actor Val Kilmer dies at 65. It's all on The Excerpt.
Cory Booker and the immeasurable power of one voice
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.
Lawrence: After Cory Booker's 25-hour Senate speech, the odds don't seem so impossible anymore
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster put him in the history books and gave other Democrats a voice against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on fundamental rights of all Americans.
Democrats Demoralized by Trump Get a Boost From Wisconsin Voters and Cory Booker's Speech
Democratic leaders are sharing a rare moment of relief — if not celebration — as they cling to election results from Wisconsin and Florida that offered a glimmer of hope for their party
How to talk for a very, very long time
After Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking speech, a voice actor, speech-language pathologist, and physician weigh in.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech—an “ oratorical marathon ” and a “ feat of political endurance ,” according to reporters—was nearly an hour longer than Strom Thurmond’s 1957 attempt to filibuster the Civil Rights Act.
Cory Booker breaks modern record for longest speech from Senate floor
The New Jersey Democrat spoke in protest of the Trump administration’s policies. Booker’s speech was not delaying the Senate from a vote, so it was not a filibuster.
Booker '28: N.J. senator meets the moment for Dems but is another WH bid in his future?
Cory Booker may have done more than give Democrats the moment they've been starving for against President Donald Trump and his Republican congressional majorities. He might have also jumped the line in a too-soon-to-contemplate 2028 presidential candidate list.
The Cory Booker Endurance Test
For 25 hours straight, Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor delivering the longest speech in the chamber’s history without stopping to eat, go to the bathroom or even sit down. “My body is definitely going through it right now,” Mr. Booker said in an interview Wednesday evening. “But my spirit is so high.”
People Are Just Discovering Who Cory Booker's Cousin Is
Amid the buzz around Booker's record-breaking speech, some social media users have rediscovered an unexpected fact—Cory Booker is actually the DNA cousin of legendary drag performer and television host RuPaul.
With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Explore more
Did Cory Booker use the bathroom during longest filibuster ever? Eat? Drink? What we know
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke out against Trump's policies for over 25 hours. Did he drink, eat, nap or use the bathroom? Here's your answers.
Is Cory Booker Running for President?
Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking speech has stirred presidential speculation, but experts told Newsweek it's too early to know how viable of a candidate he may be in 2028.Newsweek reached out to Booker for comment via his office and political team.
Feedback