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Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech

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The Wall Street Journal |
“These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such,” Booker said as he began at 7 p.m. Monday.
USA Today |
Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court yesterday, maintaining the court's four-three liberal majority.
U.S. News & World Report |
The series of victories gave Democratic leaders moments of relief and vindication of their strategy to focus on Trump's alliances with Musk and other billionaires.

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