Tag: Cory Booker

Though he denies many of the allegations, Weinstein apologized for the behavior in a vague statement issued to the New York Times, saying he "[regrets] what happened" and is taking a leave of absence from his company to "deal with this issue head-on." (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Potential Democratic 2020 hopefuls took donations from Harvey Weinstein

Emily Jashinsky · October 6, 2017 4:04 am

"This must stop. It is positively infuriating that my colleagues in Congress are so afraid of the gun industry that they pretend there aren't public policy responses to this epidemic," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Senate Democrats: Congress needs to ‘get off its ass’ on gun control after Las Vegas shooting

Melissa Quinn · October 2, 2017 1:45 pm

Some Democrats are angling for Medicare to be expanded to people 55 years old and older. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Democrats divided ahead of Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill release

Robert King · September 13, 2017 4:01 am

Former President Barack Obama isn't the only past Democratic leader who refuses to ride off into the sunset. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton’s book keeps Democrats divided and focused on the past

W. James Antle III · September 12, 2017 4:01 am

Cory Booker, Jeff Merkley co-sponsor Bernie Sanders’ single-payer bill

Robert King · September 11, 2017 2:54 pm

President Trump will meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other lawmakers from New York and New Jersey on Thursday to discuss infrastructure-related projects. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump and Chuck Schumer to meet at White House one day after debt ceiling deal

Sarah Bedford · September 7, 2017 7:22 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders talks with seniors at the Franklin County Senior Center in St. Albans on Aug. 14. Sanders says he will introduce a medicare for all bill shortly after Congress reconvenes in September. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Is socialized healthcare a litmus test for Democrats in 2018?

Robert King · September 5, 2017 4:01 am

House and Senate Democrats like Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., are pushing bills to strip the names of Confederate generals from Army base names and other military properties. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

National Security

Democrats move to strip military bases of Confederate names

Anna Giaritelli · August 17, 2017 9:39 pm

"This is just one step. We have much work to do," he tweeted Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cory Booker to introduce legislation to remove Confederate monuments from US Capitol

Washington Examiner Staff · August 17, 2017 3:35 am

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced a bill Thursday afternoon aimed at preventing the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senators from both parties race to protect Robert Mueller from being fired

Kelly Cohen · August 3, 2017 7:21 pm

The legislation, Booker said, will "go even further in an effort to remedy many of the failures of the War on Drugs." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana at federal level

Kelly Cohen · August 1, 2017 5:17 pm

Subsidizing ballparks for billionaire owners and millionaire players, however, shouldn't be part of the equation. According to the Brookings Institution, the stadium loophole has cost federal taxpayers $3.2 billion for 36 professional sports facilities since 2000. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

It’s a slam dunk: End federal subsidies for sports stadiums

john-tidwell, erica-jedynak · July 23, 2017 4:01 am