On this day in 1954, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina became the only person ever elected to the U.S. Senate on a write-in ballot, winning the seat with 63 percent of the vote. On Sept. 1, two-term ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Sunday marks 71 years since Strom Thurmond was elected to the U.S. Senate by a write-in vote. It was on Nov. 2, 1954, that he became the first and only person in history to win ...

After 20 hours of standing on the Senate floor, delivering what would become a record-breaking speech about the need for resistance against the Trump administration, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Starting Monday March 31, New Jersey Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker broke segregationist South Carolina U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest senate floor speech ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Booker has now broken the record as the longest single-person filibuster speech in the United States Senate. The previous record ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to rail against ...

In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday night, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ ...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a one-time Democratic segregationist who helped fuel the rise of the modern conservative Republican Party in the South, died Thursday. He was 100 ...

The family of the biracial daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, is starting a Los Angeles charity to help urban families, reports the Associated Press. EMW Resource ...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday to rail against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump. The Democratic senator criticized ...