Booker's record-breaking speech offers Democrats a road map for resistance they hope will motivate their base.

Amid the buzz around Booker's record-breaking speech, some social media users have rediscovered an unexpected fact—Cory Booker is actually the DNA cousin of legendary drag performer and television host RuPaul.

With his 25-hour speech, New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker now holds the record for the longest Senate filibuster in history, beating Strom Thurmond who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957.

Washington — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.

The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha dismissed Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) speech on Tuesday, deeming it “performance art of the cheesiest variety” as the latest stunt by the Democratic Party. Booker’s speech,