
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







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!" 🤷♀️😂

In video obtained by Jacob Soboroff, agents cuff Senator Alex Padilla on the floor outside Secy. Noem news conference







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

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…

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