52 h. ago Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia

Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia  AP News

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2 w. ago Government resists calls for ‘buy British’ campaign amid Trump tariffs

Rachel Reeves warned against the UK becoming ‘inward looking’ as she faced calls in the Commons to encourage the public to buy more British goods.

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2 w. ago Cory Booker urges action in first event since historic speech: ‘This is a moment for America’

Democratic senator calls on voters to get creative in pushing back against Trump at town hall in New JerseyThe Democratic senator Cory Booker took a version of his record-breaking Senate floor speech on the road Saturday to a town hall meeting in a New Jersey gymnasium, calling on people to find out what they can do to push back against Donald Trump’s agenda.Booker took questions at suburban New Jersey’s Bergen Community College the same day that more than 1,200 “Hands Off” demonstrations took place around the country. The town hall event was punctuated both by celebratory shouts of “Cory, Cory” as well as at least a half-dozen interruptions by protesters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Who is Cory Booker as he breaks record for longest Senate speech with fiery Trump condemnation?

US Senator Cory Booker delivers a record-breaking 25-hour speech in the Senate, criticising Donald Trump's agenda and highlighting Democratic efforts to challenge the president

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3 w. ago Watch moment Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech in history after incredible 25 hour marathon

This is the moment New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest Senate speech in history.

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3 w. ago Cory Booker is hit with wild diaper claims after breaking record for longest Senate speech in 68 years

Democratic Senator Cory Booker has officially broken the Senate record in a 25-hour, 5-minute rant against the policies of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

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3 w. ago Cory Booker breaks record for longest ever Senate speech as he calls for resistance to Trump

ANALYSIS: In a marathon speech in the Senate chamber, New Jersey senator called for action to oppose Trump’s agenda, Richard Hall writes.

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3 w. ago Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator as he condemns Trump policies for more than 24 hours – live

Democratic senator slams Trump administration’s various policies and beats the all-time US record held by Strom Thurmond (24 hours and 18 minutes)Cory Booker holds marathon Senate speech to warn of Trump’s ‘harmful’ policiesUS voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely watched contest is a battle for a seat on Wisconsin’s seven-member supreme court. Conservatives are trying to flip ideological control of the court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal majority. The contest, which features liberal judge Susan Crawford facing off against conservative Brad Schimel, will have huge consequences in the state. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech with Trump condemnation

In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administrationUS politics – latest updatesCory Booker, the Democratic US senator from New Jersey, has broken the record for longest speech ever by a lone senator – beating the record first established by Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.Booker’s speech, which began at 7pm on Monday night, was not a filibuster but instead an effort to warn of what he called the “grave and urgent” danger that Donald Trump’s presidential administration poses to democracy and the American people. Continue reading...

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