That’s what happened during Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster of the Civil Rights Act – the longest speech on the Senate floor before Booker’s performance. When Thurmond needed a bathroom break ...

It set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history ... “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American ...

It set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history ... “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American ...

Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on March 31 ... In research published in 2023, we compared filibusters and long speeches in the United States and overseas. The ...

Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr said in a Tuesday announcement he is all in on a campaign to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Despite lacking congressional power, Democrats are finding new ways to challenge the Trump administration's actions.

Sen. Cory Booker‘s (D-NJ) marathon Senate speech may have aided aspirations of a higher office in three years, according to a new poll. The New Jersey senator, who unsuccessfully ran in the 2020 ...

Following Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Rep. Glenn Ivey is the next member of Maryland’s ...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) trip to El Salvador to visit a mistakenly deported constituent has thrust the mild-mannered lawmaker into a major battle with the Trump administration as it doubles ...

Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his Fighting Oligarchy tour to Missoula on Wednesday. Around 9,000 people filled the ...

Ukraine and the U.S. are poised to sign a memorandum of intent on a critical minerals deal. President Zelenskiy confirmed the ...