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Democrats longing to ramp up their fight against President Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress have found a standard-bearer in Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).
From Washington Examiner
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to rail against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump.
From Yahoo
Booker broke the record for the longest individual speech in Senate history, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., interrupting Booker to inform him he broke the record as the room erupt...
From Forbes
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.