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In this April 19, 2014, file photo, partygoers dance and smoke pot on the first of two days at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver. The annual event is the first 4/20 marijuana celebration since retail marijuana stores began selling in January 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Kamala Harris, 2020 Democrats embrace marijuana agenda

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, testifies about reparation for the descendants of slaves during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Cory Booker reports ‘constructive conversation’ with Joe Biden

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this June 1, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during the 2019 California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

Cory Booker unveils plan to start clemency process for 17,000 nonviolent drug offenders

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Actress Whoopi Goldberg defended former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on "The View." She said Mr. Biden's longtime association with former President Barack Obama demonstrated that Mr. Biden wasn't a racist. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **

Whoopi Goldberg, James Clyburn defend Joe Biden after racially insensitive comments

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, testifies about reparation for the descendants of slaves during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Cory Booker: I don’t understand why Joe Biden ‘needs this lesson’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a town hall meeting, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in Ottumwa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)

Joe Biden lauds his good relations with segregationists: ‘At least there was some civility’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker takes a selfie following a town hall in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, March 2, 2019. Booker is wrapping up a two-day campaign swing in this early voting state, where the Democratic electorate is heavily African-American. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Cory Booker, Kamala Harris fight to claim Obama legacy in South Carolina

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this June 1, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during the 2019 California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

Cory Booker’s affordable housing plan includes renters’ credit, incentives for zoning changes

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a house party, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Cory Booker: ‘We are the tortoise, not the hare’ in this 2020 race

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this April 15, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during an election stop at the Sioux City Public Museum in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Cory Booker unveils plan to combat suicides by gun

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during the Machinists Union Legislative Conference, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cory Booker slams inaction on gun violence: ‘Thoughts and prayers … is just bulls—-‘

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks as Attorney General William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, on the Mueller Report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Cory Booker rolls out gun control plan: Gun owner licenses, weapons bans, limits on purchases

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A man display a Palestinian flag as a woman shows a banner reading "End Israeli Apartheid" while Cory Booker talks to the crowd during a hometown kickoff for his national presidential campaign tour at Military Park in downtown Newark, N.J., Saturday, April 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Cory Booker kicks off presidential run with Trump-Russia collusion pitch

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)

Jussie Smollett apparent hoax burns Democrats Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, media

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Ca., leaves a campaign event for Democratic candidate for Florida governor Andrew Gillum, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Miami Dade College in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Kamala Harris generates most buzz among 2020 Democrats

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, answers a question Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Earlier Booker along with fellow Senator Bob Melendez, D-NJ, and New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy, who replaces Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 16, discussed how they can work together when Murphy takes office next month. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Cory Booker highlights ‘racial bias’ in justice system on Senate Judiciary Committee

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, to discuss the introduction of the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act. The bill helps address some of the unique challenges women face while in prison. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Cory Booker raises 2020 profile with incendiary rhetoric

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A statue of Jefferson Davis (second from left), president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, is on the list for removal from Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. (Associated Press/File)

Capitol’s Confederate statue removals pose difficult questions

By Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Cory Booker’s immigration shift doesn’t stick with voters in New Jersey

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times