Professor Eric Heberglig, of UNC Charlotte, explains the impact of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) record-breaking speech protesting ...

The show of force comes after Democrats in Congress have faced widespread criticism from their base that they are not doing enough to push back against Trump’s agenda.

He listed the impacts of Trump's early orders and spoke to concerns ... sweat for it and John Lewis bled for it." Booker's speech was not a filibuster, which is a speech meant to halt the advance of a ...

Booker's speech has, ironically, put the filibuster in focus. And while the act itself may ... past — former President Barack Obama called it a "Jim Crow relic" — and impact on productivity. Some ...

lengthy filibusters throughout history have been largely fruitless efforts legislatively. Even so, the symbolism of these speeches, including Booker’s, can have effects on politics and ...

Cory Booker joins history's longest Senate speeches with 14-hour protest. See how his compares to the all-time record filibusters in the U.S. Senate.

Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech—an ... longer than Strom Thurmond’s 1957 attempt to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. The impact of Booker’s effort remains to be seen ...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently broke the record ... But Paul had been heard, with the greatest impact imaginable. All filibusters aren’t the same, but they usually have a point.

The Democratic senator from New Jersey broke the record set by segregationist Strom Thurmond in 1957, saying later that ...