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Booker says it ‘irked’ him that Thurmond held previous record to ‘stop people like me from being in the Senate’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (R-S.C.) prior record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the late ...The Hill - 8h -
Booker intends on 'disrupting normal business' of Senate in marathon floor speech
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has been speaking on the Senate floor for over 15 hours in an effort to protest President Trump and Elon Musk, saying he hopes to disrupt "normal business" by speaking for ...NBC News - 20h -
GOP senator says Trump ‘doesn’t bluff’ as the president says he’s ‘pissed off’ at Putin
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics as the president says he may impose secondary tariffs on Russian oil.NBC News - 2d -
Susan Collins says Trump is right to probe Maine over transgender athletes
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), a prominent Senate Republican moderate, says President Trump is right to scrutinize her state's law that "allows biological males to play in girls’ sports," calling the ...The Hill - 19h -
Senate Democrat will block Trump’s VA nominees to protest cuts
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says he will put a hold on President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs to protest cuts at the agency that provides lifelong healthcare ...The Hill - 22h -
A Columbia Campus Occupation Could Have Ended Without Police, Report Says
A university senate review concludes that some demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall were willing to leave voluntarily.The New York Times - 9h -
Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
A Democratic senator says the party's brand is 'problematic.' And the NCAA men's and women's tournaments are getting down to business.NBC News - 2d -
Booker staffer arrested with pistol at Capitol before marathon speech, police say
One of Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) staffers was arrested on Monday for possession of a pistol, shortly before the senator began a marathon speech that was still going as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, with ...The Hill - 18h -
Trump's joint chiefs nominee says he never wore a MAGA hat
Retired Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, President Trump's nominee to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied wearing a MAGA hat during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, despite Trump's claims that ...The Hill - 16h -
Booker says he fasted leading up to record-breaking speech
Sen. Cory Booker spoke to press about his motivation and how he felt after speaking on the Senate floor for 25 hours and 4 minutes, including some of the strategies he used to keep from leaving the ...NBC News - 10h -
Senate GOP races toward vote on Trump agenda blueprint
Senate Republicans are racing to consider a compromise budget resolution as they look to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda, with a vote potentially taking place this week. House and ...The Hill - 2d -
Ukraine war briefing: US anger builds on Russia over refusal to accept ceasefire
Senators propose ‘hard-hitting’ secondary sanctions and say ‘Russia is the aggressor’; ‘coalition of the willing’ moves forward. What we know on day 1,134 Continue reading...The Guardian - 9h -
Trump's nominee for top U.S. general says he never wore a MAGA hat
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine told senators in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he believes President Trump was speaking about someone else when telling stories of Caine's loyalty.CBS News - 16h -
Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech with Trump condemnation
In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administration. US politics – latest updates Cory Booker , the Democratic US senator from New ...The Guardian - 12h -
Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech in history
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech in the Senate, after speaking for 24 hours and 19 minutes straight. He focused on the negative impacts of the Trump ...NBC News - 11h -
Dahlin and Tuch get goal and assist as the Sabres defeat the Senators 5-2
Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres swept their season series against the Ottawa Senators with a 5-2 win on Tuesday night. Buffalo outscored the ...Yahoo Sports - 9h -
Senate parliamentarian could make or break Trump agenda
Senate Republicans are facing crunch time on a long-overdue budget resolution, which has divided their conference over the possibility of cutting Medicaid and adding language to increase the debt ...The Hill - 1d -
Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in history
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes to decry potential GOP spending cuts in their ...The Hill - 12h -
How Cory Booker prepared for his 25-hour speech on the Senate floor
Cory Booker broke a record with his 25-hour Senate floor speech. How did he prepare to do it?ABC News - 1h -
Boeing CEO faces Senate hearing on plane maker's recovery
Boeing's CEO Kelly Ortberg faces senators' questions about its recovery from a series of manufacturing and safety crises.CNBC - 1h -
Senate Democrats demand release of Harvard Medical School researcher
A group of Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding the release of a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigration and Customs ...The Hill - 1d -
Democratic senators call for investigation into assisted living facilities in Medicaid
Senate Democrats are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a new review of how oversight is conducted over assisted living facilities that participate in Medicaid ...The Hill - 1d -
A Senate Blockbuster Looms in Texas, as Paxton Prepares to Challenge Cornyn
In an interview, the Texas attorney general attacked Senator John Cornyn as out of touch, and said he had talked to people close to President Trump about an endorsement.The New York Times - 2h -
Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump tax cuts
Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget resolution based on a scoring baseline set by Budget Committee Chair Lindsey ...The Hill - 1h -
Sen. Cory Booker gives marathon speech on Senate floor to protest Trump administration's actions
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Monday evening took to the Senate floor to speak as long as he is "physically able" in protest of actions taken by President Trump's administration. "I’ve taken the ...The Hill - 1d -
Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts
Republican senators are warning that any efforts to impeach James Boasberg, the judge who ruled against President Trump's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members and is now handling a ...The Hill - 2d -
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan officially launches U.S. Senate run
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she will not be seeking reelection next year.CBS News - 1d -
Senate Democrats call for special counsel to investigate Signal leak
More than 30 Senate Democrats have called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Houthi Signal chat scandal, as the White House insists the case is closed on ...The Hill - 20h -
Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record
The New Jersey senator spent much of his speech, which ended after more than 25 hours, assailing the Trump administration. He eclipsed Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of a civil rights bill in 1957.The New York Times - 10h -
Booker’s 2020 campaign staff praise senator over marathon speech
More than 80 of Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) former campaign staff praised his record-breaking speech on the Senate floor. “As alumni of your 2020 presidential campaign, we write today to express ...The Hill - 9h -
Senators revive efforts to strip tech companies of key legal protection
Senators from both sides of the aisle are reigniting efforts to crawl back technology companies' legal immunities with hopes bipartisan support in Congress could push the bill across the finish ...The Hill - 1h -
Anton Forsberg Stands Tall in Ottawa Senators 1-0 Overtime Loss In Pittsburgh
Sidney Crosby’s power-play goal in overtime lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday evening.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Watch live: Trump's pick to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff faces Senate confirmation hearing
Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday morning on his nomination to be the next chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Trump ...The Hill - 22h -
Where does Booker’s marathon floor speech rank among longest in Senate history?
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pulled an all-nighter and has delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor looking to combat the Trump administration and its policies. He's well on his way to breaking ...The Hill - 16h -
Senate Republicans eye budget vote amid growing fight over Trump tax cuts
Eying a vote on a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint this week, Senate Republicans are considering a far-reaching move to that would set a $0 cost for making President Donald Trump’s tax cuts ...NBC News - 13h -
Senate Confirms Bhattacharya and Makary to H.H.S. Posts
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will direct the N.I.H., and Dr. Martin A. Makary will lead the F.D.A. Both have reputations as medical contrarians.The New York Times - Mar. 26 -
Senate Democrat: Party ‘lost touch with working people’
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said he believes the Democratic Party has become out of touch with working Americans. Bennet joined NBC News’s Kristen Welker for “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where he ...The Hill - 1d -
GOP senator: Trump 'wasn't advocating' for third term
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Monday argued President Trump “wasn’t advocating” for a third term when he floated a possible 2028 run over the weekend, adding that such a move would require a "highly ...The Hill - 1d -
Senate Democrat warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences to Trump tariffs
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) warned Tuesday of “catastrophic” consequences to President Trump’s tariff plans. “To have an all out war with Canada, with every country in the world, who was a major ...The Hill - 19h -
Bipartisan senators introduce primary, secondary Russia sanctions
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Tuesday seeking to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia if it does not agree to long ...The Hill - 15h