The longest filibuster in the U.S. Senate’s history was a speech made by South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, who held the Senate floor for 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957 to delay voting on the ...

A filibuster of similar duration actually took place on the Senate floor in 1957, ... Senator Strom Thurmond spent 24 hours talking, ... he was the longest-serving senator in history ...

The record-holder for the longest solo filibuster remains Strom Thurmond, the segregationist senator from South Carolina who gave a 1957 speech lasting more than 24 hours, sustaining himself on ...

But, there are very few "talking" filibusters. DEMS' ‘NUCLEAR OPTION’ PUSH FAILS AFTER MANCHIN, SINEMA VOTE TO KEEP FILIBUSTER People sometimes perceive the term "filibuster" as pejorative.

The Democratic minority leader used his unlimited talking time to set back Republicans' vote timeline but didn't ultimately ...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for hours to delay a final vote on Republicans’ massive tax and spending cuts ...

Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's what to know about its history, from the swashbuckling to the stonewalling.

Jeffries’ remarks are now the third-longest of their kind in House history, replacing Democrat Champ Clark’s five-hour and 15 ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will go down in history for delivering the longest talking filibuster ever on the Senate floor. Unfortunately for him, he will be remembered for little else. Over the ...

Democracy demands a talking filibuster Sunday, July 17, 2022 | 2 a.m. ... They could only delay it as long as they were able to stand and continue speaking.