That's what happened during Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1957 filibuster of the Civil Rights Act – the longest speech on the Senate floor before Booker's performance. When Thurmond needed a bathroom ...

Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Questioner after questioner asked what they could be doing to show their disagreement and worry over the president's policies.

Truman committed the Democrats to civil rights. After the party splintered, Strom Thurmond ran as the candidate of the States’ Rights Party. Bettmann/ Corbis Barry Goldwater supporters at the ...

On Tuesday, September 22, the day after O’Connor appeared triumphantly on the Capitol steps with Senators Barry Goldwater and Strom Thurmond and Vice President George H. W. Bush, Chief Justice ...

April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenable ®, the exposure management company, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Steve Vintz and Mark Thurmond as co-Chief ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) shot up in a poll that asked about the 2028 Democratic presidential primary after his recent record-breaking Senate speech. Booker placed second in a hypothetical primary ...

Tenable (TENB) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Steve Vintz and Mark Thurmond as co-Chief Executive Officers on a permanent basis. The decision reflects the Board ...

Democrats in Rock Island County had a constant drumbeat Friday night: resistance. That was the theme of the Rock Island County Democrats' annual fundraising dinner Friday night as three members ...