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N.J., for delivering the "longest filibuster" in U.S. history, despite Booker once arguing the filibuster is an "abuse of power." ...
If House Bill 742 is enacted, state departments' funds could not be used for DEI initiatives or ones that "promote preferential treatment based on certain characteristics." ...
House Bill 567 would remove paid sick leave from Proposition A, despite Missourians voting for the measure in November.
Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking for 17 hours straight as of noon Tuesday. Is it the longest speech in Senate history? What ...
And in his inaugural speech as leader in January, he called the filibuster “the Senate rule that today has perhaps the greatest impact on preserving the founders’ vision of the U.S. Senate.” ...
The SAVE Act is headed to the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle. Here's what to know about its potential impacts in ...
In some cases, long Senate speeches don’t produce clear results. In other cases, they can help pass or prevent new ...
The New Jersey Democrat took the podium to criticize the Trump administration's policies at 7 p.m. Monday. He ended his ...
Missouri Senate Democrats engaged in a lengthy filibuster Wednesday to block a Republican-back bill aimed at rolling back a voter-approved sick leave law.
Senate Democrats have lost any real leverage over Trump’s agenda. So deploring it in words may be the only path ahead for now ...
Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor, but it was not filibuster. A filibuster is a speech designed to delay or prevent a vote on a bill. Booker was not trying to ...