Mario Cuomo, the former three-term New York governor who died Thursday night, rose to national prominence in part because of his electrifying oratory skills. His compelling speeches evoked staunchly ...

Sen. Cory Booker's impassioned oration against the policies of President Trump's administration — with the help of multiple fellow Democrats — didn't just break the record for the longest Senate floor ...

Sen. Cory Booker speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images) Breaking Sen. Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest ...

This story was updated with new information. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history on Tuesday, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen.

Sen. Cory Booker walks toward reporters after delivering a record-setting 25-hour speech for the U.S. Senate at the Capitol on April 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images Democratic ...

Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate for more than 24 straight hours. One of them fought to keep Black people out of public life, the other was a Black leader who staged a landmark ...

MILWAUKEE -- On the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump gave a highly anticipated speech, which he said beforehand would call for unity following ...

George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, shakes his fist during his speech at Drake University, 1967. George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, shakes his fist ...

Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz said Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) “may have changed the course of political history” with his marathon speech breaking the Senate’s record for the longest floor speech ...

The Academy Awards are known for having speeches so long that the orchestra has to intervene to get them off the stage -- but ...