Health Sep 28 Sen. Cory Booker on Pres. Biden’s plan to improve nutrition, end hunger by 2030 By William Brangham
Politics Mar 23 WATCH: Jackson tears up as Sen. Booker says she’s earned her historic Supreme Court nomination Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey drew tears from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court hearing with the words, "You are worthy," and others likes them. By News Desk and Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Politics Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker defends Jackson against GOP attacks during confirmation hearing After Republican senators attacked Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown, accusing her of being soft on crime, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker offered a spirited defense of the federal judge. By Associated Press
Politics Oct 14 WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would not say that the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border was wrong. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 16 Senators seek highest civilian honor for Emmett Till and his mother Till was a black teenager lynched in Mississippi in 1955 by white men who were later acquitted despite eyewitness testimony tying them to the killing. He had been accused of whistling at a white woman. By Associated Press
Aug 20 WATCH: Cory Booker says Biden, Harris can help middle class By Associated Press Cory Booker has evoked the memory of his late grandfather to argue that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can bolster unions and empower the middle class. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 4:49 Booker on Biden’s ‘bold’ policy agenda, intellectual curiosity New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker challenged Joe Biden for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination during the primary. On Thursday night, however, he’ll tell the country why he supports his former rival. Booker joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his reaction to… Continue watching
Jun 23 Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The impasse threatens to turn the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd and others into another moment that galvanizes the nation but leaves lawmakers unable to act. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:59 Cory Booker on how the U.S. should reform policing While “defund the police” has become a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter activists and some of the thousands of protesters across the country, Democrats on Capitol Hill are considering a different set of reforms. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is… Continue watching
Jun 04 Emotions run high as anti-lynching bill stalls in Senate By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate is at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime, and tempers boiled over on Thursday in an emotional debate cast against a backdrop of widespread protests over police treatment of… Continue reading