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Brakkton Booker

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Correspondent and author of The Recast @Politico Past: @NPR, @WAMU, Proud @HowardU alum. Novice golfer, expert lover of fine whiskey. Best Job: Hubby & Dad

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New - Dems thought they were done with Biden. Now, new revelations about his mental and physical decline while in office are putting a harsh spotlight back on him — and their failings last year — at a critical moment in their attempts to move on. w/ Lisa Kashinsky Brakkton Booker

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TONIGHT: We’re co-hosting the first televised debate of the Dem primary between nine NYC mayoral candidates. Tune in at 7 p.m. ET to watch the debate live on our site — with real-time analysis from our reporters. Here are 5 things to watch👇 politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

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CONFIRMED ABC News reporting that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on way back to the U.S. "They’re bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along." his lawyer tells me.

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Scoop: DNC Chair Ken Martin told party leaders in a recent private meeting that he’s unsure about his ability to lead the party because of infighting created by Vice Chair David Hogg. "I don't know if I wanna do this anymore." We got the recording. politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

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Andrew Cuomo is at a soul food restaurant this morning (Amy Ruth’s in Harlem) to announce the endorsement of Black Leaders.

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I told Sen. Cory Booker I won't be covering cannabis anymore as of July 1, and he said it was terrible news. Me: "But you never answered my questions, anyway!" Booker: "But I enjoyed getting them!" 🤷‍♀️😂

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Padilla statement: “He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information.”

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Gov. Tim Walz had says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”

Gov. Tim Walz had says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”
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Wes Moore accuses Trump of ‘a lack of seriousness’ in dealing with Iran politi.co/4kOXg5G via POLITICO “The lack of seriousness that is surrounding these conversations, the whole ‘will I-won’t I’ playing games is not helpful. … These are people’s lives on the line.”

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Trump isn't ready for a ceasefire with Massie politi.co/3HW6Jd6 via POLITICO Just as President Donald Trump appears to have hit pause on a major conflict in the Middle East, he is intensifying one at home. My latest w/ Lisa Kashinsky Daniel Desrochers

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Thomas Massie is bearing down for a fight with Trump. “It will deplete his political capital if he doesn’t succeed, and he knows that,” Massie said at the Capitol Tuesday. Got to dabble in Kentucky politics again w/ Brakkton Booker and Lisa Kashinsky. politico.com/news/2025/06/2…

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An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her? Michael Schaffer politico.com/news/magazine/…