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Booker T. Washington is expanding its Juneteenth celebration to a three-day event starting June 20 in honor of the 160th anniversary of emancipation.
By breaking the Senate record for the longest floor speech in history with a searing critique of the Trump administration, Booker showed the nation what passion and commitment are all about.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) walks to reporters after delivering a record setting floor speech for the U.S. Senate at the U.S. Capitol on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Sen. Cory Booker’s speech in U.S. Senate was a call to activism amid Trump administration’s policies on immigration, Social Security, Medicaid.
Booker's record-breaking speech offers Democrats a road map for resistance they hope will motivate their base.
Cory Booker didn’t sit down or take a bathroom break in more than 25 hours. His speech is now in the record books as the longest in Senate history. Here are highlights. Monday night, at 7 p.m ...
With his marathon speech, Cory Booker showed us how to fight Americans need to put their bodies on the line to fight Trump’s agenda.
As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew ...
New Jersey senator Cory Booker broke a nearly 70-year-old record Tuesday after making a marathon speech on the Senate floor criticizing Trump administration policies that he spent days preparing for.
Sen. Cory Booker's record-setting speech on the Senate floor has drawn countless eyeballs and a potential opportunity for Democrats.
The New Jersey senator’s display of stamina wasn't just for the Democratic base. It was a message to his colleagues in the Senate.