Democratic Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey made history with his speech criticizing Donald Trump’s administration, becoming the second longest speech in Senate history. Booker has been speaking for over 23 hours, denouncing Trump’s proposed budget cuts and the threats posed by his presidency to democracy and the American people. Booker’s marathon speech is nearly as long as Strom Thurmond’s record-breaking 24-hour civil rights speech in 1957.
Booker launched his speech in protest on Monday evening, aiming to disrupt the Senate proceedings for as long as physically possible. Thousands of people have been tuning in to watch Booker’s speech, with over 71,500 viewers on his live feed on YouTube. Booker’s speech is also being followed by news organizations and other media outlets.
In other news, the Canadian Prime Minister had a phone call with the Mexican President to discuss strengthening their trading relationship amidst current challenges. Elon Musk made an appeal to Wisconsin voters in support of a state supreme court candidate, while facing a lawsuit in Pennsylvania for allegedly reneging on payments promised to canvassers during the 2024 election.
Meanwhile, national security officials, including White House adviser Mike Waltz, have been using personal Gmail accounts for government business. And the Trump administration has begun implementing workforce reductions at the Health and Human Services department, among other developments across the country.
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