Cory Booker just obliterated Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest Senate speech.

The old record was set by a white supremacist trying to kill civil rights.

The new one?

By a Black senator fighting for them.

That’s the headline.

Senator Cory Booker stands at a podium in the U.S. Senate chamber, wearing a black suit and tie with a small American flag and gold ribbon pinned to his lapel. He has a serious expression, with one hand in his pocket, framed by marble columns and ornate architectural details.
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