Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Booker spoke for more than 25 hours against President Trump’s “unconstitutional” actions. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images On Monday evening, Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and began
But still, the theatricality of a filibuster — amplified in an age when we can all watch it on whatever device is handy — gives the idiosyncratic maneuver some extra oomph. It’s a demonstration of something remarkable about the American system of government. In the film, the CBS newsman notes that among the observers in
Jimmy Stewart as Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, directed by Frank Capra, 1939. Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images When New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker finally said “I yield the floor” on Tuesday night at the end of the longest Senate speech on record, he had
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks to journalists at the Capitol on Tuesday. Booker obliterated a record long held by the late Strom Thurmond, speaking out for more than 25 hours in protest against President Trump’s actions since taking office in January. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
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. “It’s an amazing physical feat, absolutely,” said Dr. Santina Wheat, a family medicine doctor at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Illinois. It also goes
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks to journalists at the Capitol on Tuesday. Booker obliterated a record long held by the late Strom Thurmond, speaking out for more than 25 hours in protest against President Trump’s actions since taking office in January. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gave the longest Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history — more than 25 hours — in protest of Trump administration policies.
Last Updated:April 02, 2025, 08:06 IST New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able”. US Senator Cory Booker sets record with 25-hour senate speech. (Image: Reuters) New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker held the Senate floor with
US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate. The New Jersey politician took to the floor on Monday evening and his talk-athon was still going more than 24 hours later. Booker, a Democrat, has spent his time criticising the Trump administration, calling it a “grave and