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Key Points: The US Army's M10 Booker armored vehicle program is criticized as a prime example of a flawed requirements process. -Initially intended as a lightweight, C-130 airdroppable "light tank" to support airborne and light infantry units, successive requirement additions ("creep") resulted in a 42-ton vehicle too heavy for airdrop and even some base infrastructure, like bridges at Fort Campbell. -Despite failing its original key criteria, the airdrop requirement was dropped, and the program continued. -Critics argue the Army now fields a vehicle lacking its intended mission and unique deployability, representing bureaucratic inertia over battlefield need. -The M10 Booker has...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that there was “enough of an offense” to trigger congressional hearings questioning whether anyone traded improperly after President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Host Kristen Welker said, “Some of your Democratic colleagues are actually calling for an investigation into whether or not there was insider trading. The president saying it’s a good time to buy and then, of course, hitting the pause button on some of those tariffs. Do you believe that democrats have any real evidence that anyone in the administration profited off of the president’s policies and announcements,...

It's been a mere week since Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) staged a filibuster-like stunt with a speech that had the media swooning and salivating, especially once it was confirmed that Booker officially broke the record for the longest speech ever given in the Senate. For instance, the AP gushed that he "was holding the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and well into Tuesday morning in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections" to President Trump and his DOGE agenda. As GOP strategist Scott Jennings pointed out, however, it was unclear what the "point" of...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that President Donald Trump was “violating the fundamental rights of people in order to punish them.” Partial transcript as follows: STEPHANOPOULOS: You saw Jon Karl’s piece about the president’s retribution campaign, he promised to be the retribution during the campaign. We’re seeing these moves against universities. We’re seeing these moves against law firms. You took the Senate floor to protest. What should these law firms and universities do? BOOKER: Well, first and foremost, you’re calling retribution, but it’s something far worse than that. If you look around the world, from...

Corey Booker stood upright for 25 hours, and Democrats are celebrating. The left would have you believe that because the New Jersey senator staged the longest filibuster in history, the dejected Democratic Party is reenergized. Don’t believe it. It is a sign of the sorry state of the Democratic Party that they rely on such performance art to get attention. They used lollipop signs during the president’s address to Congress, they dance in the streets, they key Teslas and now they stage a talk-a-thon that sidetracked the serious work of the Senate. Did Booker’s antics make Americans wealthier? Did he...

...A staffer for New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker was arrested for carrying a pistol without a license after being escorted into the U.S. Capitol by a member of Congress and allowed to bypass security by Booker himself. According to reports, Booker led the aide around a U.S. Capitol Police security checkpoint on Monday night, later resulting in the arrest....

Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz was so impressed by the record-breaking speech by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) this week that he thinks the Democratic Party may have a new leader in its midst. “I want to emphasize what Cory Booker did over the last 24 hours may have changed the course of political history,” he told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert. Booker spoke for a record 25 hours and 4 minutes as he railed against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, generating viral moments on social media. “What I saw over the last 25 hours absolutely blew me away,” Luntz admitted, then...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) launched a marathon speech on the Senate floor Tuesday evening to protest Trump administration policies and vowed to speak for "as long as I am physically able to." The big picture: Booker said in video posted to media ahead of his speech that began at 7pm ET that he was heading to the Senate floor because President Trump and Elon Musk "have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke out against the Continuing Resolution that would allow the government to stay open until September 2025. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass) asserted "we're facing a hostile government takeover and @SenateDems can do something about it. The Trump-Musk spending bill will make our constituents who are unable or unwilling to support themselves hungrier, sicker, and poorer. Listen to your constituents. Do not cede your leverage. Hold the line." Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex) said "I stand by the NO vote on the blank check for Trump & Elon. I've got no explanation nor agreement with Senate...

This week President Donald Trump gave the longest ever State of the Union speech to Congress and the American people. Some were favorably impressed. Others were not. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tx) did not like it. "All of us elected to offices in the government took an oath to uphold this government. Trump, though, is tearing the government apart--canceling programs, firing employees, and cutting spending. As far as I'm concerned he is an enemy to the United States. He should be impeached, jailed and executed." Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Ca) professed herself "skeptical of Trump's so-called efficiency improvements. He's firing civil servants...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) declared Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that President Donald Trump lied blatantly in a mocking tone during his speech to a joint session of Congress. Host Chris Hayes said, “You were in that room last night if I’m not mistaken. There was a very long section. We played a little bit, but I mean, that whole section on the fraud and Social Security went he did a long riff each age bracket reading out these numbers, you could hear the boos, which I think were coming from Democrats. What was your reaction in that moment to...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was “proud” to see a movement growing to stop President Donald Trump. Booker said, “I sit with 46 other Senate Democrats and they are united in this fight working with state attorneys general, working with governors and working with the greater American population to stop Donald Trump from violating the Constitution being violating separation of powers, violating civil service laws and many other things they’re doing. The reason we’re winning case after case in front of Republican judges and Democratic appointed judges is because what Donald Trump...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Donald Trump is “using” DEI as a way of “ripping out entire aspects of our government.” Host Dana Bash said, “President Trump and Elon Musk are, as you know, taking sweeping steps to reverse DEI initiatives across the United States. The president says he’s actually protecting civil rights and making society, quote, colorblind and merit-based. Your response?” Booker said, “This is stunning to me, especially because they’re they’re really charging this word DEI as if it’s something that undermines the ability for the government to hire...

One month following the near-assassination of President Trump, elected Democrats still seem to have a fascination with violent words. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Jake Tapper. He boasted that Democrats could finally “kill the MAGA Strain” of the Republican Party by voting to elect Kamala Harris in November. “What I know this election can do is finally kill that (MAGA) strain of the Republican Party,” Booker told Tapper. The host did not attempt to push back on Booker’s comment.

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the November election could “kill” the MAGA strain of the Republican Party. Host Jake Tapper said, “America is wanted for a new chapter. America is ready for a better story a, new, chapter. I mean, she’s the incumbent vice president. Democrats have controlled the White House for 12 of the last 16 years. How can Democrats talk about a new chapter? Turning the page, you guys are the ones writing the book?” Booker said, “Well, you know that that’s not true, Jake, because you know, politics like...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Inside” that former President Donald Trump did not love America. Host Jen Psaki said, “I’m sure you are aware of the controversy that broke out over some comments that Trump made about Milwaukee, which is hosting the Republican convention coming up later this summer. He reportedly called Milwaukee a horrible city. He called Washington a filthy and crime-ridden embarrassment. He has called Chicago worse than Afghanistan. He once called Baltimore a disgusting rat and rodent infested mess. These are America’s cities. what do you make of his comments, and what is driving...

Under normal circumstances Democrats portray a government shutdown as the worst possible calamity that could befall the nation. However, several have said that they would be willing to have the US government shutdown if that is what it takes to ensure that continued subsidies of Ukraine's war with Russia remain uninterrupted. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told CNN Host Kaitlan Collins that "there is no higher priority among Democrats than to do whatever we have to do to make sure Ukraine funding happens and it happens in a way that gives them the unbroken resources that they need to continue to...

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) responded to a question on whether he’d hold up a bill to prevent a government shutdown if it doesn’t have Ukraine funding by stating that “we’re going to do whatever we have to do to fight to make sure Ukraine funding happens and it happens in a way that gives them the unbroken resources that they need to continue to repel this Russian invasion.” Host Kaitlan Collins asked, “Are you willing to hold up any bill that comes to the Senate without that funding for Ukraine in it?”

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) called on Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign over his federal corruption indictment, a stinging blow from the embattled senator’s home state colleague. Booker called the “shocking allegations of corruption” in the indictment “specific, disturbing details of wrongdoing.” My statement on Senator Robert Menendez. pic.twitter.com/h7WY9EWwUz — Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) September 26, 2023

The Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign on Wednesday announced its National Advisory Board, which will be chaired by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and include, among others, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.). The board is comprised of 50 Democrats, and they are expected to act as surrogates for the campaign, fundraise and traverse the country to boost Biden and Harris. The board will “participate in regular media interviews, assist with fundraising efforts and events, leverage their networks and platforms to amplify the campaign’s message to voters, and engage directly with voters through grassroots efforts and events in key...