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Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech

The Democratic senator has been speaking continuously for more than 24 hours and 18 minutes.

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Author: @BBCNews

Florida Republican defeats Democrat in US House special election

The result dashes Democrats’ hopes of pulling off a major upset in a district Donald Trump carried last November.

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Author: @awzurcher

Republican Randy Fine wins special election for deep-red House seat in Florida

NBC News projects victory for the GOP in the seat formerly held by Michael Waltz, who resigned to join the Trump administration.

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Author: Bridget Bowman,Matt Dixon

Booker sets record for longest Senate speech ever with anti-Trump marathon

Booker surpassed the record of former Sen. Strom Thurmond who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 with a 24-hour and 18-minute speech.

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Author: Stephen Neukam

Cory Booker uses many, many hours on senate floor to criticize Trump agenda

In D.C., New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been giving a speech on the Senate floor since 7pm on Monday night, only yielding for questions from other Democrats.

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Author: Mia Venkat

New Jersey senator makes 17-hour speech — without a bathroom break

Cory Booker has vowed to keep going as long as he is ‘physically able’

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Author: Daniel Bates

Why has Cory Booker been talking for 19 straight hours (and counting)?

The New Jersey senator is doing something many Democrats wish their party would do more of.

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Author: Christian Paz

Democrats question truth of US Justice Department official’s testimony on NY mayor

Senate Democrats are questioning whether a senior official in Republican President Donald Trump’s Justice Department told the truth in his confirmation hearing in February about his knowledge of a plan to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, according to a document seen by Reuters.

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Author: Luc Cohen