Lawmakers are sprinting to pass the package by July 4, but it won't be easy to overcome concerns about spending and Medicaid impacts.

Democrat Cory Booker's marathon Senate floor speech, in which he is largely criticizing ... by Delaware Senator Chris Coons about the impact of USAID cuts on the world stage.

This speech not only set a record for the longest speech in Senate history but also sparked ... showing the speech’s widespread impact. This situation highlights the power of social media ...

The speech effectively delayed any legislative business in the Senate on Tuesday as it stretched ... grow emotional as he warned of the potential impact of Trump’s legislative agenda and policies.

Sen. Cory Booker has expanded upon his historic Senate floor speech from last month into an upcoming book. “Stand” will be ...

Many other long Senate speeches in history offer a variety of ... On some occasions, filibusters have made a legislative impact. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato of New York, for example, filibustered a ...

There have been some famous filibusters in the real-life Senate, like a 1917 speech in which Wisconsin ... called it a "Jim Crow relic" — and impact on productivity. Some politicians have ...

Democratic Senate staffers and members of the public ... said he didn’t know whether his speech will impact how his party strategizes its response to Trump and congressional Republicans.

The Senate’s identity as a deliberative body hinges on its commitment to rules and traditions, even when they inconvenience ...