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Democrats say the historic display was the jolt of energy their base needed, acknowledging that it’s what voters want to see from their party.
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Republicans had been expected to easily hold both seats.
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Sen. Cory Booker, who took hold of the Senate floor Monday night and held onto it Tuesday as he railed against President Donald Trump's Republican agenda, once found common ground with the president d...
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Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.
Cory Booker’s Speech Is the Broad Trump Indictment Democrats Need
The party has been searching for a precise silver-bullet argument against Trump 2.0. Booker has shown another way forward.
Cory Booker goes viral shattering a nearly 70-year record with historic marathon Senate speech
Sen. Cory Booker shattered a nearly 70-year record Tuesday with the longest Senate speech in history, and went viral while doing it.
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’s 25-Hour Speech Was a Stunt. It Worked.
The New Jersey senator’s display of stamina wasn't just for the Democratic base. It was a message to his colleagues in the Senate.
GOP Pollster Makes Startling Prediction After Cory Booker’s History-Making Speech
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz was so impressed by the record-breaking speech by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) this week that he thinks the Democratic Party may have a new leader in its midst. “I want to emphasize what Cory Booker did over the last 24 hours may have changed the course of political history,
Who Is Cory Booker, the Democrat From New Jersey Holding the Senate Floor?
The lawmaker who's been holding the Senate floor with a lengthy speech railing against President Donald Trump's Republican agenda is a New Jersey Democrat who once found common ground with the preside
See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was,
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker Launches Overnight Speech to Protest Trump's Agenda
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has carried an all-night speech in protest of President Donald Trump’s agenda into a new day
Sen. Cory Booker on how he pulled off his marathon speech: Fasting, Hokas and a record to break
After Sen. Cory Booker made history for the longest individual Senate speech delivered in the chamber, he told reporters he was sore and battling dehydration but grateful that he’d lasted as long as he did.
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.
Cory Booker’s Secret Weapon For Senate Stunt? An Empty Stomach
The New Jersey politician revealed how he prepped for the record-breaking 25-hour, 5-minute-long speech as he rushed off the floor Tuesday.
How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
To physically prepare for the feat, Booker used “a lot of tactics,” he said, including fasting and curbing water intake in the days before to make sure he could stand for so long and wouldn’t have to take a bathroom break.
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.
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How Cory Booker prepared for his 25-hour speech on the Senate floor
After creating history by smashing the record for the longest Senate speech in history, Sen. Cory Booker told reporters as he walked off the floor that he was achy and tired, but grateful for his time.
Republican Pollster Makes 2028 Prediction After 25-Hour Cory Booker Speech
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has positioned himself as a leading contender in the 2028 presidential election following the Democrat's record-breaking Senate speech, according to a Republican pollster.
The Movie That Can Help You Understand Cory Booker’s Senate Speech
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a naïve senator, explores the idealism — and reality — behind the tactic.
With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.
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