Cory Booker Archives - New Jersey Globe

Booker says GOP Farm Bill ‘fails to meet the moment’

June 23, 2026 3:54 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who would be in line to chair the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee if Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate in November, said the draft of a Farm Bill released by Republicans today “fails...

‘An abject surrender,’ Booker says as he opposes Trump’s Iran deal

June 21, 2026 4:17 pm

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called President Donald Trump’s agreement to end the war with Iran “an abject surrender” and “a cataclysmic failure.” Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday,...

America at a Crossroads: Steve Adubato Talks with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker

June 17, 2026 6:18 amJune 17, 2026 12:28 am

Steve Adubato speaks with U.S. Senator Cory Booker, New York Times bestselling author of Stand, about the challenges of affordability, the importance of protecting voting rights, and the future of American democracy. Click here to watch the full interview: https://steveadubato.org/think-tank/

How party slogans and ballot draws defined many of New Jersey’s primary contests

June 13, 2026 9:00 amJune 15, 2026 1:47 pm

In New Jersey’s most closely watched primaries, like the expensive Democratic contests for the 7th and 12th congressional districts, voters had lots of ways to learn about the candidates running: through mailers, TV ads, campaign events, and fairly thorough media...

Testa ready to help Murphy take on Booker

June 12, 2026 2:43 pm

State Sen. Mike Testa (R-Vineland) indicated Thursday that he has no hesitation in supporting Republican U.S. Senate nominee Justin Murphy, despite backing a different candidate in the June primary. Murphy, a former deputy mayor of Tabernacle, captured the Republican nomination...

N.J. Building Trades makes no endorsement in NJ-7, two years after backing Kean

June 12, 2026 9:07 am

The influential New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council is staying on the sidelines in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district race, withholding its endorsement two years after backing U.S. Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) in one of...

Natalie Rivera ends U.S. Senate bid after falling short on signatures

June 9, 2026 3:56 pm

Perennial candidate Natalie Lynn Rivera has dropped her independent bid for the U.S. Senate after a judge invalidated enough signatures on her nominating petition to secure a place on the general election ballot. Rivera filed with 2,012 signatures, just 12...