The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes, approximately 46 minutes longer.

Sen. Cory Booker took over the Senate floor with a marathon speech to protest President Donald Trump administration's "reckless" actions.

Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. Rating: Mostly True (About this rating?

Cory Booker didn’t sit down or take a bathroom break in more than 25 hours. His speech is now in the record books as the longest in Senate history. Here are highlights. Monday night, at 7 p.m. ET, Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor to speak out against the policies of the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON – It's been more than 20 hours. Sen. Cory Booker has not sat down, or even wandered far from his desk on the Senate floor, where he has been delivering a marathon speech railing against President Donald Trump and his administration's sweeping policy changes.

Sen. Cory Booker gave a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and five minutes. Here are the top five moments from his speech.

Democrat holds floor of the US Senate for more than 25 hours, breaking Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech.

The New Jersey senator spent much of his speech, which ended after more than 25 hours, assailing the Trump administration. He eclipsed Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of a civil rights bill in 1957.

What is a filibuster? Is Senator Cory Booker's marathon speech the longest filibuster in US history? Here's what to know so far and watch live here.