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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He listed the impacts of Trump’s early orders and spoke to ... sweat for it and John Lewis bled for it.” Booker’s speech was ...

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 ...

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

Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) broke the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate floor ... team understands why it matters and how it impacts them directly. Avoid empty gestures.

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.

Booker's speech, while not a formal filibuster since it did not obstruct ... was symbolic rather than legislative, it could still impact Senate business. As NBC News noted, it might delay a ...