Cory Booker

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Rosario Dawson sets the record straight: She’s backing Booker for president

Actress Rosario Dawson wants to make it clear that “of course” she’s endorsing for president the person she’s dating: Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey.

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DNC Chair Perez defends stricter criteria for next Democratic primary debate

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez defended on Sunday the criteria to qualify for the party’s next presidential primary debate, calling it a “fair bar” for the White House hopefuls to meet.

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Cory Booker downplays poll position, says surveys not ‘predictive this far out’

Sen. Cory Booker acknowledges his poll numbers aren’t popping, and that’s just fine with the Democratic presidential candidate from New Jersey.

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CNN's climate correspondent says network's 7-hour climate change town hall isn't enough

CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir suggested on Wednesday that his network's upcoming marathon town hall event isn't long enough to tackle the issue of climate change.

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Cory Booker unveils $3 trillion climate change plan, creating 'Environmental Justice Fund'

Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., on Tuesday revealed a sweeping $3 trillion plan to combat climate change, calling to "accelerate the end" of fossil fuels and achieve “100% carbon-free electricity” by 2030.

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Some 2020 Dems' campaigns spent big on Uber, Lyft -- even on day of boycott they backed

Democratic presidential candidates spent hundreds of dollars on Uber and Lyft even as they supported the boycott of the ride-hailing services back in May.

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Booker insists 2020 nominee must be more than a ‘safe bet,’ in jab at Biden

Sen. Cory Booker took an indirect swipe at Democratic presidential nomination rival Joe Biden on Wednesday, arguing that the party’s next standard-bearer must be more than a “safe bet.”

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2020 Dems battle to win over crucial black Christian voters in South Carolina

The Democrats running for president in 2020 are trying to court religious black voters - and cut into former Vice President Joe Biden’s commanding lead.

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Beto O’Rourke embraces gun licensing plan he once said could go ‘too far’

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday called for gun licensing, banning assault weapons and a mandatory buyback program for certain firearms as the former congressman from Texas unveiled his plan to combat gun violence and white nationalism.

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Former mayor Cory Booker shares in blame for Newark, NJ's water crisis, critics say: 'He left a mess'

Democratic presidential contender Cory Booker, who once led New Jersey’s largest city, faced renewed backlash from critics who claim he mismanaged Newark’s water commission during his time as mayor, after thousands of residents were administered water bottles this week.

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Democrats reaching out to religious voters: 'I never hear any of that from Republicans'

Democrats are not ceding the religious vote to Republicans. 

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Booker and Beto blast Trump for retweeting conspiracy theory linking Epstein's death to Clintons

Two Democratic presidential primary candidates criticized President Trump on Sunday for retweeting a conspiracy theory that the Clintons had a role in the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Cory Booker: Red flag gun laws 'nowhere near enough to stop' mass shootings

2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said proposed red-flag gun laws allowing for a temporary suspension of Second Amendment rights would still not be enough to prevent mass shootings, during an interview on CNN Sunday.

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Gaetz: For Trump critics, it's 'easier to scapegoat' president than solve gun-violence problem

President Trump has been attacked or blamed in-part for the mass shooting in El Paso by rivals because it is easier to place blame than to act, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

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Biden links Trump to El Paso shooting, rise of white supremacy in fiery speech

Saying that President Trump has “fanned the flames of white supremacy in this nation,” Democratic presidential primary front-runner Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to directly link the president to the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. 

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Hemingway: New York Times' Trump headline change 'scary' instance of bullying by online 'mob'

Blowback against the New York Times over a headline about President Trump's response to recent mass shootings is a frightening precedent, according to Mollie Hemingway.

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Jesse Watters: Democrats will stifle innovation with promise of free money

Co-host of "The Five" Jesse Watters decried Democrats' alleged attempts to buy votes with federally funded entitlements and claimed some of the most innovative creations came from people living paycheck to paycheck. 

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Sanders, Harris and Booker stump at church whose pastor said being gay is 'enough to send you to hell'

Three leading Democratic presidential candidates – all ardent supporters of LGBTQ rights – have made campaign stops in the last two months at a Baptist church led by a controversial Las Vegas pastor who believes that being gay is “enough to send you to hell.” 

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2020 Dems unleash profane attacks on Trump, Republicans over mass shootings

President Trump’s remarks Monday condemning the horrific mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton did little to quell the anger from 2020 Democratic hopefuls who are blaming his rhetoric as well as inaction on gun control in part for the violence, as they level uncensored attacks on the president and Republicans in Congress.

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Trump, 2020 Dems condemn El Paso mass shooting: 'Act of cowardice'

President Trump and his potential White House rivals led the political reaction to Saturday's mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas Walmart store, condemning what the president described as "a hateful act."

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Liberal CNN guest slams Biden over 'president' gaffe with Booker: 'Clearly he thinks all black politicians look alike'

Radio personality Charlamagne tha God suggested that former Vice President Joe Biden was racist when he accidentally referred to Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., as "president" during Wednesday night's debate.

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Howard Kurtz: Democrats came ready to battle on Night 2 in Detroit

The second night of this week's CNN-hosted 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates was much more heated than the first, according to Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz.

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Obama allies fume as Dem candidates blast legacy to score points on Biden: 'Wrong and terrible'

High-profile Obama administration alumni pointedly warned the Democratic presidential candidates to “be wary of attacking” the popular two-term president’s record, in the wake of Wednesday's debate where top-tier contenders bashed his legacy in a bid to score points against former Vice President Joe Biden. 

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Trevor Noah critiques debate attacks on Biden, Harris and warns against Democratic infighting

“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah shared some unabashed thoughts about the second night of debates in Detroit among the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls. 

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Doug Schoen: Second Democratic debate -- Two big winners, two big losers and one big, unanswered question

Former Vice President Joe Biden dominated the debate stage on Wednesday night.

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Bret Baier: Booker had 'strong night'; Bennet could rise if Biden stumbles

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., had a good night on the debate stage, according to Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier.

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Booker and Biden get in heated clash over criminal justice: 'You're dipping into the Kool-Aid'

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and former Vice President Joe Biden had a fiery exchange over their records on criminal justice, with the senator accusing the 2020 frontrunner of "dipping into the Kool-Aid."

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Booker praises protesters who interrupted his remarks to chant, 'Fire Pantaleo'

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker praised a group of protesters who interrupted his opening statement Wednesday during the second round of Democratic debates to call for the arrest of a New York City police officer accused of using a fatal chokehold on Eric Garner. 

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Watch: Protesters disrupt CNN debate, demand firing of NYC officer in Eric Garner case

A group of protesters disrupted night two of the CNN Democratic debates, shouting "Fire Pantaleo" in reference to the 2014 death of Eric Garner. 

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Grudge match in Detroit as Biden, Harris return to debate stage

If you thought Tuesday night’s Democratic debate was combative, just wait for the rematch between Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.  

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Al Sharpton urges 2020 Dems to skip 'political cannibalism,' focus on taking down Trump

The Rev. Al Sharpton warned Democratic presidential candidates Friday against engaging in “political cannibalism” during the nomination process and urged them to focus on the bigger picture of defeating President Trump in the general election.