Jesse Naranjo

1 week ago | politico.com | Brakkton Booker |Jesse Naranjo

Brakkton Booker is a National Political Correspondent with POLITICO based in Washington D.C. He writes on the intersection of race, politics, culture and power. He is also the author of The Recast newsletter he helped launch in 2021. Prior to joining POLITICO he spent more than 17 years at NPR, serving in various roles including a National Desk reporter.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Brakkton Booker |Jesse Naranjo

What up, Recast fam! On today’s agenda:Sen. Cory Booker’s record-setting floor speech sparks speculation about his political futureBlack GOP candidates in Michigan and Virginia might make historyWhy Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary reprieve to the Trump administration on bringing back a man it illegally deported to El Salvador Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks with reporters shortly after completing the longest Senate floor speech on record, April 1, 2025, at the Capitol.

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Brakkton Booker |Jesse Naranjo

What up, Recast fam! On today’s agenda:Elections in Wisconsin will determine ideological control of the state’s high court — but Democrats fear voters of color may sit it out Major developments for the future of Georgia DemocratsTrump sends flights of alleged gang members to El Salvador while admitting at least one migrant “removal was an error” in court documents A woman places her ballot in a box during early voting on March 18, 2025, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

1 month ago | politico.com | Brakkton Booker |Jesse Naranjo

What up, Recast fam! On today’s agenda: Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries return to Washington with questions swirling over leadership tacticsRemembering the trailblazing Rep. Mia Love, who died at 49Democrats decry but decline to politicize Trump officials’ disclosure of military attack plans via group chat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, right, is joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for a news conference Feb. 12, 2025, at the Capitol.

1 month ago | politico.com | Brakkton Booker |Jesse Naranjo

Brakkton Booker is a National Political Correspondent with POLITICO based in Washington D.C. He writes on the intersection of race, politics, culture and power. He is also the author of The Recast newsletter he helped launch in 2021. Prior to joining POLITICO he spent more than 17 years at NPR, serving in various roles including a National Desk reporter.