"The staff member, 59-year-old Kevin A. Batts of New Jersey, was arrested for Carrying a Pistol Without a License. All weapons are prohibited from Capitol Grounds, even if you are a retired law enforcement officer, or have a permit to carry in another state or the District of Columbia," the statement continued.

A staffer for U.S. Sen. Cory Booker was arrested Monday for allegedly carrying a pistol without a license just before the Democratic New Jersey senator was about to speak on the Senate floor, authorities said.

A staffer for Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was reportedly arrested Monday on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol

As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.

Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.

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Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech—an “ oratorical marathon ” and a “ feat of political endurance ,” according to reporters—was nearly an hour longer than Strom Thurmond’s 1957 attempt to filibuster the Civil Rights Act.