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New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker are holding a livestreamed sit-in protest and discussion on Sunday from the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Titled "An Urgent Conversation with the American People," the livestreamed discussion comes ahead of Congress' return to session on Monday. A statement released by both officials' offices said in part, "Republican leaders have made clear their intention to use the coming weeks to advance a reckless budget scheme to President Trump's desk that seeks to gut Medicaid, food assistance and basic needs programs that help people, all to give tax breaks to...

VIDEOBOGO Obama which consists of Senator Spartacus aka Corey Booker and Dollar Store Obama aka Hakeem Jeffries got together and decided to put on a performance art sit-in on the Capitol Steps. This is strange since this was conducted OUTDOORS plus there was NO threat of arrest. The fake "sit-in" went on for hours and hours chock full of excruciatingly BORING speeches much of which was about them pretending to revere the Constitution which many/most of their liberal friends have written off as being a fascist relic of the past which must be discarded. Finally, Senator Spartacus got sick and...

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...

Booker sought 'campaign contributions based on his Senate floor speech,' watchdog group says.

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...

This week, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) held sway in the US Senate for 25 straight hours for his lamentations on the policies of the Trump Administration. The record-breaking feat was aided by donning an adult diaper so he wouldn't have to interrupt his remarks to use the restroom. Pollster Frank Luntz was so impressed by the speech that he declared "what Cory Booker did may have changed the course of history. That a man would so bravely risk fatigue and discomfort showed a modicum of character that has been sadly lacking among his peers in the Democratic Party. I think...

When asked if President Joe Biden will secure the southern border, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said: “Yes.” At the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, CNSNews.com asked the senator: “Will President Biden secure the southern border?” Booker replied, “Will President Biden secure the southern border? Yes!” In a follow-up question, CNSNews.com asked, “Do you know if he’s making any efforts to do so now?” Booker, who serves on the Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations committees, responded, “Again, you can look at the news and see what he’s doing. That’s a question you might want to ask him.” In the first week of...

New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker on Tuesday evening broke the record for the longest floor speech in the Senate’s history with a marathon speech taking aim at the Trump administration’s policies and efforts to downsize the federal government. Booker continued speaking after surpassing the 24-hour-and-18 minute record set in 1957 by South Carolina Democrat Strom Thurmond. Booker yielded the floor after holding it for 25 hours and four minutes, according to the Senate Periodical Gallery. The senior senator for New Jersey acknowledged the moment as Democrats on the floor cheered. “The man who tried to stop the rights upon which...

Capitol Police arrested a staffer for Sen. Cory Booker who was carrying a gun Monday evening, hours after the New Jersey Democrat kicked off a marathon “filibuster” speech in the upper chamber. “Yesterday afternoon a Member of Congress led an IDed staff member around security screening at the Hart Senate Office Building. Later that evening, outside the Senate Galleries, the IDed staff member — who is a retired law enforcement officer — told our officers he was armed,” a rep for US Capitol Police said in a statement Tuesday. “The staff member, 59-year-old Kevin A. Batts of New Jersey, was...

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...

Democratic influencer Harry Sisson faces accusations of manipulating women into sending explicit photos via Snapchat, contradicting his public persona and sparking outrage online. His silence fuels calls for accountability. Harry Sisson: Democratic Influencer Facing Snapchat Scandal Democratic influencer and TikTok personality Harry Sisson is embroiled in controversy following allegations of manipulative behavior involving multiple women. Accusations surfaced online, primarily via X (formerly Twitter), alleging Sisson persuaded nearly a dozen women to send explicit photos via Snapchat, despite claiming to "respect them for more than their bodies." This revelation has sparked outrage, particularly given Sisson's public advocacy for women's rights. The...

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...

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.

Thursday on CBS’s “The Late Show,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) got emotional while discussing his fear of law enforcement, offering childhood experiences as part of his story. On President Donald Trump’s Monday speech, Booker said, “For him to in one side of his mouth to be speaking in front of the White House how he supports peaceful protesters then behind him, to unleash tear gas, rubber bullets, men on horseback charging or marching into that crowd, it was horrific, and tramples some of the most, to me, sacrosanct ideals of America, the right to petition your government, the right to...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday decried the government’s efforts to clear peaceful protesters from in front of the White House so President Donald Trump could visit a nearby church and pose for pictures holding a Bible.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker said on Sunday the possibility of impeaching Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh shouldn’t be off the table if Democrats take one of the houses of Congress in next month’s midterm elections. Kavanaugh was confirmed on Saturday by a narrow vote following a contentious process that included multiple sexual assault allegations. Other Democrats have raised the possibility of impeaching Kavanaugh over allegations that he committed perjury in his hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which Booker sits.

An attempt by loudmouth liberal Sen. Cory Booker to hijack Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing Thursday blew up in his face big time. It all started when the obnoxious New Jersey Democrat threatened to commit an act of “civil disobedience” by releasing a confidential Kavanaugh email. “I am going to release the e-mail about racial profiling and I understand that the penalty comes with potential ousting from the Senate,” the arrogant senator, who had the gall to liken himself to Spartacus, bloviated during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday. While working for the administration of then-President George W....

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter on Thursday mocked Democratic Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and Kamala Harris (Calif.), accusing them of "competing for Most Hysterical Woman" at confirmation hearings for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. "Cory Booker & Kamala Harris competing for Most Hysterical Woman at the Kavanaugh hearings" Coulter wrote in a tweet that was retweeted more than 11,000 times and liked more than 33,000 times as of Thursday afternoon. Harris and Booker, both considered 2020 Democratic presidential contenders in what will likely be a crowded field, said during Judicial Committee hearings that Kavanaugh would serve as a rubber...

One of President Trump's most vocal critics in the U.S. Senate said Friday that he once cried “tears of rage” over the Trump administration’s rhetoric. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., made the remark at the Netroots Nation Conference in New Orleans, where other liberal speakers were to include U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. The annual convention drew thousands of liberal activists and offered a chance for Democrats considering presidential runs to win over supporters, the Washington Times reported.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) implored activists this week to call for change by confronting elected members of Congress. Booker, who has been mentioned as a possible 2020 presidential election candidate, was speaking Wednesday at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. He concluded his address by encouraging people not to be passive, and to instead "go to the Hill today." "Please, get up in the face of some congresspeople," he said.