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Rosario Dawson ‘Proud’ Of Boyfriend Cory Booker’s Senate Reelection

Rosario Dawson ‘Proud’ Of Boyfriend Cory Booker’s Senate Reelection

Rosario Dawson publicly congratulated her boyfriend, Cory Booker, on his reelection as a senator in New Jersey. The famous actress took to her Instagram page on Wednesday to share a black-and-white picture of the duo, congratulating him on securing his Senate seat in the 2020 election, writing she was “so proud and grateful” for him. […]

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Sen. Cory Booker Calls For An End To Qualified Immunity For Law Enforcement

Sen. Cory Booker Calls For An End To Qualified Immunity For Law Enforcement

Sen. Cory Booker wants to bring new accountability for law enforcement officials, co-sponsoring a sweeping bill that would end the practice of qualified immunity that protects officers from being sued for actions that don’t violate a statute or constitutional right. As NPR reported, the New Jersey senator is a co-sponsor of the Justice in Policing […]

4y ago

Cory Booker Slams Rand Paul For Holding Up Anti-Lynching Bill

Cory Booker Slams Rand Paul For Holding Up Anti-Lynching Bill

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker slammed Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday for being the sole person holding up the passing of H.R. 35, the Emmet Till Antilynching Act, which would make lynching a federal crime, Raw Story reported. Booker wrote the bill along with the two remaining African Americans in the Senate — Republican Sen. […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Is Turning America Into A ‘Perverse Hunger Games,’ Cory Booker Says

Donald Trump Is Turning America Into A ‘Perverse Hunger Games,’ Cory Booker Says

New Jersey Sen. and former Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker appeared on Friday’s episode of The View and attacked Donald Trump‘s leadership amid the coronavirus pandemic. As reported by Breitbart, Booker stressed the importance of listening to scientists and medical professionals and pointed to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, which experienced a second wave that […]

4y ago

Rosario Dawson Comes Out As LGBTQ+ After Hinting About Being A Part Of The Community

Rosario Dawson Comes Out As LGBTQ+ After Hinting About Being A Part Of The Community

Actress and activist Rosario Dawson decided to come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in a recent interview. The Rent star spoke to Bustle and shared that she was a part of the LGBTQ+ community two years after she caused speculation about her sexuality on social media. According to Hollywood Life, Dawson captioned […]

4y ago

Cory Booker Drops Out Of Presidential Race, Suspends Campaign For Democratic Nomination ‘With A Full Heart’

Cory Booker Drops Out Of Presidential Race, Suspends Campaign For Democratic Nomination ‘With A Full Heart’

Senator Cory Booker has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. He announced on Twitter that he was suspending his campaign and his quest for the Democratic Party’s nomination. “It’s with a full heart that I share this news—I’m suspending my campaign for president. To my team, supporters, and everyone who gave me a shot—thank […]

4y ago

Cory Booker Says He Wants To Go ‘Mano A Mano’ With Donald Trump On The Debate Floor

Cory Booker Says He Wants To Go ‘Mano A Mano’ With Donald Trump On The Debate Floor

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who has struggled to gain much traction in his attempt to become the Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential election, said he wants to face President Donald Trump “mano a mano” in a debate. According to The Hill, Booker made the comment during an interview Sunday on NBC News’ Meet […]

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Cory Booker Faces Senate Primary Challenge From Bernie Sanders’ New Jersey Chair

Cory Booker Faces Senate Primary Challenge From Bernie Sanders’ New Jersey Chair

Senator Cory Booker will face at least one Democratic primary challenger for his Senate seat in 2020 — a Bernie Sanders supporter from his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Lawrence Hamm, a civil rights activist who chairs the People’s Organization for Progress, announced on Thursday his plans to challenge Booker for the U.S. Senate seat […]

4y ago

Cory Booker Reportedly Asks DNC To Change Debate Rules

Cory Booker Reportedly Asks DNC To Change Debate Rules

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is asking the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to change its debate rules, BuzzFeed News reports. Booker — who has struggled since the beginning of the primary race, polling in single digits, with his campaign gaining almost no traction — did not qualify for the Democratic debate next week in Los […]

5y ago

Michael Bloomberg Apologizes For Calling Cory Booker ‘Well-Spoken’

Michael Bloomberg Apologizes For Calling Cory Booker ‘Well-Spoken’

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg recently took heat for his comments on fellow candidate Cory Booker. During an interview with CBS’ Gayle King that was broadcast Friday, Bloomberg called Booker — an African American — “well-spoken,” which some suggested was offensive and patronizing to people of color due to its racist undertones. After the blowback, […]

5y ago

Cory Booker Calls On Supporters For Campaign Donations: ‘I Need Help’

Cory Booker Calls On Supporters For Campaign Donations: ‘I Need Help’

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday and made a plea for donations amid a campaign that is reportedly struggling. Speaking with host John Dickerson, Booker asked American voters to consider supporting his campaign and reiterated his support for ending the partisan “tribalism” in Washington, Newsweek reports. Dickerson pressed Booker […]

5y ago

Cory Booker Suggests Pete Buttigieg Won’t Win Nomination Based On Decades-Past Polling Results

Cory Booker Suggests Pete Buttigieg Won’t Win Nomination Based On Decades-Past Polling Results

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been surging in the primary and came in second place in a recent New Hampshire poll, trailing Bernie Sanders. Despite this, some have suggested that Buttigieg is peaking too early, and fellow candidate Cory Booker — who has been struggling in the polls — appears to agree that he’s […]

5y ago

Super PAC For Cory Booker Shuts Down After He Vows To Refuse Funding From Super PACs

Super PAC For Cory Booker Shuts Down After He Vows To Refuse Funding From Super PACs

Sen. Cory Booker, a 2020 hopeful who hasn’t managed to gain much traction in both state and national polls, recently vowed to refuse support from fundraising Super PACs, which turned out to be the reported primary reason why one Super PAC, who was actively raising money for the New Jersey senator, decided to shut down […]

5y ago

Andrew Yang Pets Cory Booker’s Arm In Funny Campaign Trail Moment

Andrew Yang Pets Cory Booker’s Arm In Funny Campaign Trail Moment

On Saturday, Democratic presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Cory Booker shared a funny moment at the 2019 Accessibility, Inclusion and Outreach Conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yang approached the United States Senator as he was speaking to an individual and began petting his arm. When Booker realizes it’s Yang, he greets him with a loud, […]

5y ago

The First Big-Name Democratic Candidate Could Be Dropping Out Of The 2020 Race This Week

The First Big-Name Democratic Candidate Could Be Dropping Out Of The 2020 Race This Week

The 2020 Democratic primary could soon have its first big exit. As the historically large field of candidates vying for the nomination has started to thin out and recently dipped under 20 candidates, all of the most prominent names within the party remain in the race. That could soon be changing. As The Guardian reported, […]

5y ago

Cory Booker Meets Required Donor Threshold For The November Democratic Debate

Cory Booker Meets Required Donor Threshold For The November Democratic Debate

Though New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, was transparent in letting his supporters know that he was in danger of missing an important donor threshold last week, on Sunday he announced that he crossed the threshold, one of the two important steps in qualifying him for the fifth Democratic presidential debate. […]

5y ago

Cory Booker Will Drop Out Of Presidential Race Within Days If He Can’t Raise $2M, Memo Reveals

Cory Booker Will Drop Out Of Presidential Race Within Days If He Can’t Raise $2M, Memo Reveals

Cory Booker’s days in the 2020 presidential race could be numbered. On Saturday, NBC News reported on a memo circulating to the New Jersey senator’s campaign staff saying that he will be dropping out of the race within days if he is not able to raise $2 million. The memo came from campaign manager Addisu […]

5y ago

Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, And Kamala Harris Reportedly Have The Most Billionaire Donors

Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, And Kamala Harris Reportedly Have The Most Billionaire Donors

A new report by Forbes reveals the Democratic presidential candidates with the most billionaire donors. According to the report, 67 billionaires donated to the 20 Democratic candidates that hit the debate stage last week as of July 15 — the last filing deadline with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The report reveals that Pete Buttigieg […]

5y ago

Cory Booker Says He Sometimes Feels Like ‘Punching’ Donald Trump

Cory Booker Says He Sometimes Feels Like ‘Punching’ Donald Trump

Cory Booker said Monday that he sometimes feels like punching the president, blaming the urge on his testosterone levels, The Hill reported. The comments were made on an appearance on Monday night’s broadcast of NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, available via YouTube. The Democrat senator from New Jersey said, however, that fighting the president […]

5y ago

Department of Justice Announces It Won’t Press Charges In Police Death Of Eric Garner

Department of Justice Announces It Won’t Press Charges In Police Death Of Eric Garner

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it would not pursue charges against a New York City Police Department officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. Sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly on the case, told The Associated Press that the federal government would not prosecute Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his […]

5y ago

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