On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam (some advisers and others remained), ending the United ...

Even Strom Thurmond, arch segregationist and defender ... making a solid valley of faces and signs: “A White House Wedding,” “Nixon—Remember Cuba,” “Pat for First Lady.” ...

The Strom Thurmond softball team is jelling. And it showed with the group’s strong 10-3 start to the season with a 3-1 record in region play after beating Pelion 8-3 on March 25. “That's a goo ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (S.C.) record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the ...

Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question ...

Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure. As Sen. Cory Booker concluded his marathon speech, many on social media, especially X, are showing high approval for the New Jersey politician’s ...

Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights. The New Jersey Democrat took the floor at 6:59 p.m. on Monday, saying he was doing so with the “intention of disrupting the normal ...

Strom Thurmond was broken earlier this week as part of a protest address over Donald Trump. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., broke Thurmond's record for the longest Senate speech April 1 as he ...

Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies. At 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Booker broke Thurmond's record of ...