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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks ahead of President Joe Biden's arrival during a news conference at the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. Biden is traveling to New York City to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Cory Booker: GOP deploying double standard over Chinese spy balloon

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., listens as Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sen. Cory Booker says Senate Republican grilling of Judge Jackson ‘not about racism’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Booker declares deal dead for racial-justice overhaul of policing in America

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a news conference in New York, Monday, June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Dems eye broader scope of policing laws, dictate rules for use of force, traffic stops

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks as the Senate Judiciary Committee hears from legal experts on the final day of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cory Booker: Donald Trump has not done more for Blacks than Abe Lincoln

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this March 9, 2020 file photo, Sen. Cory Booker D-N.J., speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Renaissance High School in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Cory Booker says Dems need to drive voter turnout, calls ‘apathy’ an enemy of democracy

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this April 21, 2020, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Democrats slam Donald Trump, push for law enforcement reform

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

This July 25, 2019, file photo shows Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaking during the National Urban League Conference in Indianapolis. Booker dropped out of the 2020 Presidential race on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Cory Booker endorses Joe Biden for president

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., poses for a selfie with an attendee after speaking at a campaign event at the home of Polk County Democratic Chair Sean Bagniewski, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Booker said a looming impeachment trial and other pressing issues in Washington could deal a big, big blow to his Democratic presidential campaign by keeping him away from Iowa in the final weeks before the Feb. 3 caucuses. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Cory Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my Democratic presidential campaign

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidates from left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer participate during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Next Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, set to have only five candidates

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Presidential candidate Sen. Cory A. Booker is blitzing Iowa voters with a positive ad message during a campaign season when Democrats are looking for a fight and electability in a candidate. (Associated Press/File)

Cory Booker ads aim for Iowa breakthrough

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 5, 2019 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. speaks to reporters before a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ** FILE **

Cory Booker: ‘Polling is such bulls—’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during the Teamsters Presidential Candidate Forum at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

Cory Booker fights on despite expected debate snub

By Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Cory Booker speaks Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. Booker, along with Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer, all presidential hopefuls, spoke at the breakfast event hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris) ** FILE **

Cory Booker laments potentially all-white Democratic debate stage

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-J., right, gets some assistance from Esosa Osa while texting people on a call list as he participates in at a Fair Fight phone bank at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. Democratic presidential candidates including Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg, along with Stacey Abrams, joined in at the phone bank in response to Georgia election officials' plan to cancel more than 313,000 voter registrations next month. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Cory Booker predicts shift in black voter support after Iowa

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., listens to a question in the spin room after a Democratic presidential primary debate, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Cory Booker camp says he’s hit the donor threshold for next debate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden so far has had a solid base of support among black voters. But it looks like his rivals are becoming more appealing. (Associated Press)

Support for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential run softening among South Carolina’s black voters

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks in SEIU Unions For All Summit on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Cory Booker unveils plan that would allow college athletes to be paid

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pauses while speaking at a campaign event, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter)

2020 Democratic presidential candidates post fundraising numbers

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times