WASHINGTON – Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, the nation’s longest-serving senator, collapsed Tuesday in the Senate after complaining of chest pains. But a few minutes later the 98-year ...

So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond's Senate record with 25-hour speech. The New Jersey Democrat has held the floor since Monday night in protest of President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, raised a record amount of money in the second quarter of the year on the heels ...

Shortly after 10:30 a.m. EDT, Thurmond slumped over at his desk, then was helped to a lying position on the floor by several people. Senate GOP Leader Trent Lott told reporters Thurmond was able ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.

Strom Thurmond, the oldest and longest-serving senator in U.S. history, ... Strom Thurmond faints on Senate floor. 98-year-old South Carolina Republican is taken to hospital as a precaution.

Watching MSNBC right now and it appears that the old senator collapsed on the senate floor. Strom who is 98 years old, apparently complained of chest pains and was wheeled out of the building, but ...

Strom Thurmond at 100 On Dec. 5, 2002, Strom Thurmond marks his 100th birthday ... In recent years, Thurmond's raspy voice was seldom heard from the Senate floor. Last year, ...

In 1957, Sen. Strom Thurmond prepared for his filibuster against civil rights legislation with steam baths — to become dehydrated so he wouldn't need a bathroom break. He got at least one chance ...

At 7:18 p.m. Tuesday, he surpassed Thurmond’s 1957 speech, which lasted 24 hours and 18 minutes, according to the Senate historian. Booker yielded the floor at 8:05 p.m., adding 48 minutes to ...