US Senate unanimously passes bill to make lynching a federal hate crime
An earlier version of the bill, which was blocked in the Senate, was passed by the House in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder
September 2021
Tim Scott: police reform failed because Democrats want to defund police
Only Black Republican senator led talks for GOP while Cory Booker and Karen Bass led Democrats
March 2021
BBC apologizes for interview with man impersonating US senator Cory Booker
Broadcasting service issues apology and correction for ‘deliberate hoax’ after 26 February interview aired on radio
October 2020
Holy war: Republicans eager to focus Amy Coney Barrett hearings on religion
GOP senators believe that painting the Democrats as attacking the supreme court nominee over her faith could help save precarious seats in November
September 2020
Nancy Pelosi demands investigation into hysterectomy claims at Ice centre
Animals farmed
'A savagely broken food system': Cory Booker wants radical reform ... now
March 2020
Joe Biden positions himself as ‘bridge’ to next generation at Michigan rally
Kamala Harris and Cory Booker joined former vice-president as Biden boasted of how he will beat leftwing rival Bernie Sanders
February 2020
Pete Buttigieg is the embodiment of white privilege – and black voters know it
Benjamin Dixon
Who is running for president? The full list of 2020 Democratic candidates
January 2020
The media's obsession with Iowa deepens the Democrats' whiteness problem
Jon Allsop
The Iowa feeding frenzy is kicking in again – to the exclusion of other issues, and voices, that also matter
Why Cory Booker failed to inspire young voters of color
Derecka Purnell
Booker’s liberal platforms were not enough to cultivate a Black and Latinx voting base
Cory Booker drops out of 2020 race and promises to 'carry this fight forward'
New Jersey senator broke news in email to supporters, saying US needs to unite to take on ‘Trump’s hatred and division’
December 2019
Debate so white: candidates of color miss out as Democratic field narrows
Despite an increasingly diverse party, Andrew Yang will be the only non-white face on the stage in Los Angeles
Cory Booker: failure to engage black vote could hand White House to Trump
Democrat speaks to Guardian after Iowa campaign event and says next debate needs a candidate ‘black and brown people can trust’
Joe Biden: prosecute companies that stop workers forming unions
After Kamala: activists fear Democratic primary whitewash
Michael Bloomberg under fire for calling Cory Booker 'well spoken'
November 2019
Democratic debate: 2020 presidential hopefuls tear into 'criminal' Trump
Our unequal earth
Warren and Booker lead candidates at environmental justice forum
October 2019
Where do the 2020 Democratic candidates stand on the key issues?
Almost two dozen Democratic candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to take on Trump in the 2020 race. Here’s where they stand on the key issues