Sen. Cory Bookers marathon filibuster against Trump agenda goes on and on and

He’s a legend in his own mind.Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ) is attempting another “I am Spartacus” moment for himself on floor of the upper chamber — holding the Senate hostage as he continues to jaw on since Monday night as part of a marathon “filibuster” session opposing President Trump’s agenda in Congress.“I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able,” Booker began a little after 7 p.m.

Monday.“I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis.”Booker’s speech, which is still ongoing, is not technically a filibuster, since he is not opposing any specific legislation, though he will be able to talk for as long as he remains standing.Booker’s grand-standing verbosity comes after the Democrat tried to turn the 2018 Senate nomination hearings involving now-US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh into a circus by demanding the release of emails already in the public domain — claiming, “This is the closest I’ll get to an ‘I am Spartacus’ moment.”The quote referred to the 1960 Oscar-winning movie starring Kirk Douglas as leader of a slave revolt, with the main character uttering the quote.For more than 17 hours Monday into Tuesday, the New Jersey Dem has been railing against congressional Republicans’ upcoming tax, energy, border and defense bill, tariffs, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cost-cutting and Trump’s court battles with the federal judiciary.“The president and Elon Musk need to keep their hands off of [Social Security],” Booker lashed out, referring to the DOGE chief’s recent actions trumpeted in Wisconsin on Sunday.

“It’s not theirs to take, and it’s not theirs to break.”He dubbed his stalling effort “good trouble” in the tradition of civil-rights icon and former Rep.John Lewis (R-Ga.), as he denounced “tax breaks that disproportionately go the wealthiest” and will hike the national def...