“A budget is a moral document,” as numerous human rights activists have said over the decades. If that is true, then the ...

One thing Booker knew for sure was that he wanted to beat Thurmond’s 24-hour-and-18-minute speech, which was an explicitly racist filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Booker’s marathon speech officially broke the record set decades earlier by South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond, the notorious segregationist who took part in a day-long filibuster in protest ...

Before Booker’s stunt, the longest Senate speech in US history was recorded by segregationist Strom Thurmond during his 1957 speech opposing the Civil Rights Act.

Cory Booker, delivering a speech that bypassed the 24-hour mark in the Senate chamber Tuesday, made a Bob Uecker reference during one anecdote.

On Tuesday at 7:19 p.m., Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) surpassed the late South Carolina segregationist Strom Thurmond’s longstanding record for the longest speech in the history of the U.S. Senate ...

President Biden appeared to attempt to rehabilitate the image of notorious late pro-segregation Sen. Strom Thurmond on Monday during one of the final speeches of his presidency.

Aug. 31—STROM THURMOND 33, SILVER BLUFF 12 PETTICOAT JUNCTION — Stagnant for so much of Friday night's football game, Silver Bluff looked like it finally found the spark it needed to get ...

Strom Thurmond High School’s Mock Trial Team has been recognized for a new state championship success by SC Bar, plus receiving a top ten national ranking.

In almost two decades as Thurmond’s chief of staff, Short oversaw the smooth running of Thurmond’s office as the towering senator’s health declined.

A hole in the ground is more than meets the eye. A sinkhole has closed a recreation area at Lake Strom Thurmond, also known as Clarks Hill Lake.

Antwaun Hillary has stepped down after eight seasons as Strom Thurmond High School's head football coach.