Hunter Walker

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Investigative Reporter at Talking Points Memo

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Cory Booker’s 26th Hour

3 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

For more than a day between Monday night and Tuesday evening this week, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) captured the country’s attention with an extraordinary speech protesting President Trump. Booker’s 25 hours-plus remarks on the Senate floor broke a more than 60-year-old record while earning hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of millions of likes on social media.
Cory Booker’s 26th Hour

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hunter Walker

For more than a day between Monday night and Tuesday evening this week, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) captured the country’s attention with an extraordinary speech protesting President Trump. Booker’s 25 hours-plus remarks on the Senate floor broke a more than 60-year-old record while earning hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of millions of likes on social media.
Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate

3 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate for more than 24 straight hours. One of them fought to keep Black people out of public life, the other was a Black leader who staged a landmark protest. On Tuesday at 7:19 p.m., Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) surpassed the late South Carolina segregationist Strom Thurmond’s longstanding record for the longest speech in the history of the U.S. Senate, which was 24 hours and 18 minutes.
Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hunter Walker

Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate for more than 24 straight hours. One of them fought to keep Black people out of public life, the other was a Black leader who staged a landmark protest. On Tuesday at 7:19 p.m., Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) surpassed the late South Carolina segregationist Strom Thurmond’s longstanding record for the longest speech in the history of the U.S. Senate, which was 24 hours and 18 minutes.
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor

3 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening — and he doesn’t plan on leaving it any time soon. In a text message to TPM, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he was about to begin speaking for as long as he could stand. “I am disrupting business as usual,” Booker told TPM.
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hunter Walker

A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening — and he doesn’t plan on leaving it any time soon. In a text message to TPM, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he was about to begin speaking for as long as he could stand. “I am disrupting business as usual,” Booker told TPM.
Democrats Caught A Break— Will They Do Anything With It?

3 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Nicole Lafond |Hunter Walker |Emine Yucel |Khaya Himmelman

The story of National Security Adviser Mike Walz’s unbelievable SNAFU in adding an Atlantic journalist to a Signal group chat where top government officials spelled out their live-action war plans actually seems to be breaking through. Some combination of the utter buffoonery, text screengrabs and the 21st century of it all has given the story staying power. It’s showing up in polls, data, even online ad campaigns.
Democrats Caught A Break- Will They Do Anything With It?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Lafond |Kate Riga |Hunter Walker |Khaya Himmelman

Hello it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️The story of National Security Adviser Mike Walz’s unbelievable SNAFU in adding an Atlantic journalist to a Signal group chat where top government officials spelled out their live-action war plans actually seems to be breaking through. Some combination of the utter buffoonery, text screengrabs and the 21st century of it all has given the story staying power. It’s showing up in polls, data, even online ad campaigns.
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight to End Apartheid

4 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid government decades ago, some on the American right felt they took it too far. One of those people who stepped up and spoke out against their fight was L. Brent Bozell III, the right-wing activist that President Trump tapped this week to serve as America’s ambassador to South Africa. According to the congressional website, Bozell’s nomination was received by the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Monday.
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight to End Apartheid

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hunter Walker

As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid government decades ago, some on the American right felt they took it too far. One of those people who stepped up and spoke out against their fight was L. Brent Bozell III, the right-wing activist that President Trump tapped this week to serve as America’s ambassador to South Africa. According to the congressional website, Bozell’s nomination was received by the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Monday.