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Five Democratic Senators Kneel at George Floyd Memorial

June 6, 2020June 5, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

Five Democrat senators knelt during a moment of silence for George Floyd in a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon.

Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) knelt, which lasted for eight minutes and 46 seconds, The Hill reported. That was the length of time fired Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck before he died. Chauvin faces a second-degree murder charge over the incident.

Klobuchar Ranked One of the Most Liberal in the Senate Despite Moderate Image

February 23, 2020February 22, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was recently ranked one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate despite the moderate image she projects on the campaign trail.

Cory Booker’s Campaign Struggles to Keep Up With Opponents’ Fundraising Efforts

January 5, 2020January 4, 2020 Admin

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential campaign raked in just $6.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, the Booker campaign reported Friday.

Presidential Candidate Sen. Cory Booker Releases Campaign Ad Hyping Love and Unity, Calls Trump a Bigot and a Demagogue

December 2, 2019December 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential campaign aired an advertisement Sunday hyping his supposed ability to use love to defeat what the senator’s team believes is President Donald Trump’s “bigotry.”

Democratic Candidates Speak Out on Christian Faith’s Compatibility With LGBTQ Issues

October 12, 2019October 11, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democratic candidates showed almost unanimous agreement on LGBTQ issues at Thursday night’s CNN forum in Los Angeles as they zoned in on the Christian faith’s compatibility with LGBTQ issues.

Booker Campaign Asks for $1.7 Million in Donations by Sept 30 to Keep Him in the Race

September 23, 2019September 22, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker’s campaign published a memo Saturday asking readers to help raise $1.7 million in next 10 days to keep him in the race.

Sen. Booker Reveals $3 Trillion Climate Plan, Promises to Clobber Oil Companies

September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker announced a pricey climate plan Tuesday, marking a trend as the New Jersey Democrat joins other presidential candidates who are pushing trillion-dollar plans to tackle global warming.

Cory Booker’s New Immigration Plan Would Sidestep Congress

July 3, 2019July 2, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Evie Fordham Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s immigration plan announced Tuesday would sidestep Congress and drastically change U.S. immigration policy through executive orders. “But we can’t wait for Congress to act, which is why, as president, Cory will start on Day One to end the abuses of…

Booker Says The Hyde Amendment Is ‘an Assault on African-American Women’

June 7, 2019June 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker said Thursday that the Hyde Amendment is an “assault on African American women.” The Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful spoke at the Democratic National Committee African-American Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia against the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of…

Cory Booker Pledges to Legalize Abortion Nationwide Despite Supreme Court Decisions

May 17, 2019May 16, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Molly Prince Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker pledged on Wednesday to override any possible Supreme Court decision and pass a law legalizing abortion nationwide if he wins the presidency in 2020. “The injustices we’re seeing in Alabama right now with this legislation — it’s important that all…

Trio of Democratic Senators Introduce Environmental Justice Caucus to Fight ‘Systemic Racism’

April 24, 2019April 23, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Molly Prince Three Democratic senators revealed on Earth Day that they are launching the Environmental Justice Caucus in the Senate to raise awareness and address environmental justice issue such as “systemic racism” and “discrimination.” “We cannot achieve economic justice or social justice in this country without also addressing…

Klobuchar Hauls in $5.2 Million in First Quarter, But Trails High-Profile Candidates

April 9, 2019April 8, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) revealed Monday that her presidential campaign raised $5.2 million in the first fundraising quarter of 2019, which ended Friday. The Minnesota senator currently has $7 million in cash on hand after transferring some funds from her Senate campaign account. Klobuchar announced her candidacy on February 11,…

Presidential Hopeful Cory Booker Promises He Will Pick Woman For Veep

March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Whitney Tipton New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker told reporters Friday that he will definitely select a woman as his vice president. He stated unequivocally, “there will be a woman on the ticket.” This is not the first time Booker has signaled he would select a female, according to The Hill. During…

Booker Focuses on Race Relations in Initial 2020 White House Swing

February 11, 2019February 10, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Reuters U.S. Senator Cory Booker made the nation’s complicated history with race relations and racial disparities a focal point at events in the key state of Iowa during his first 2020 presidential campaign swing over the weekend. Booker, 49, a former Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, frequently discussed…

Cory Booker Compares Green New Deal to Fighting Nazi Germany

February 10, 2019February 9, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chris White Democratic Sen. Cory Booker appeared to compare adopting the so-called Green New Deal with fighting the Nazi regime. “Our planet is in peril, and we need to be bold,” Booker said at a Friday campaign event in Iowa. There are a lot of people who are…

Trump’s 2020 Democratic Rivals Pounce to Criticize State of the Union

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democrats vying to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 election moved quickly to attack his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, saying it lacked substance and did nothing to unite the country. About 10 Democrats have already launched campaigns to challenge Trump, and a dozen more…

Commentary: The Rise of People Who Actually Say Things

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Karl Notturno Over the past two weeks, Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) have both announced they will run for president in 2020. These announcements and the media’s reaction to them were as predictable as the well written but vapid speeches and well produced but fluffy videos…

Iowans Prepare for Surge in Visits from Democratic Party Presidential Hopefuls

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The race to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 kicked off in earnest Saturday, when the first major Democratic Party hopeful to announce her candidacy visited with voters across Iowa. A larger-than-usual deluge of candidates — possibly up to two dozen — are expected to hit the state within…

Democrats Descend on Iowa in Anticipation of 2020

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Anthony Gockowski

Democratic 2020 hopefuls are already launching their ground-games in the nation’s first caucus state as at least ten different prospective candidates have made a visit to Iowa in recent months. Rep. John Delaney (D-MD-06) was the focus of a recent Politico article, which noted that the Maryland congressman has already…

Klobuchar Will Campaign In Iowa With Days to Go Before Midterms

October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 Anthony Gockowski

With just days to go before the midterm elections, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will spend the weekend campaigning for Democratic colleagues in Iowa. Such visits to the state, especially during an important reelection campaign, are often consider potential presidential feelers. Michael Avenatti, for instaNewnce, has made multiple visits to the…

Commentary: The Democrats’ Idea of Civility

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Democrats, such as CNN’s Don Lemon, have been labeling President Trump as “the divider-in-chief” practically since the day he defeated Hillary Clinton and won the presidency. Yet, it is Democrats who seem to revel in calls for more violence, more mob action and less civility. And…