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Paramount and 12 state attorneys general defended their antitrust settlement against Senator Cory Booker's objections, arguing the five-year deal is a fair compromise. Judge Martinez-Olguin has not yet approved the agreement, which remains in legal limbo.
Twelve blue-state attorneys general and Paramount/WBD lawyers filed a joint response to Sen. Cory Booker’s opposition of the $111 billion merger settlement, arguing the deal is a fair compromise. The filing, submitted just before a court deadline, asserts the consent decree addresses competitive concerns and includes enforceable penalties. While the AGs support the agreement, the merger remains in legal limbo pending Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin’s decision. Critics, including Booker and groups like Block the Merger, argue the deal fails to prevent job losses or protect consumers, while supporters note the settlement avoids a costly trial and includes commitments to theatrical releases and editorial independence.
The Senate is poised to pass the Protect College Sports Act as early as Thursday, despite a significant split within the Democratic caucus. While the bill enjoys broad bipartisan support, Black Democratic lawmakers and labor groups oppose it, arguing it strips student athletes of the right to sue and unionize while protecting the NCAA. The controversy highlights internal party divisions ahead of the midterms, with critics warning the measure disproportionately harms Black athletes in revenue sports.
Sen. Cory Booker blasted the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery settlement, faulting Paramount and the DOJ, calling the deal illegal and extortionary, questioning the proposed independent CNN/CBS News editorial board, and warning that the merger would reduce competition and harm jobs and consumers; he vowed to scrutinize future mergers if Democrats win the Senate.
Incumbent Sen. Cory Booker (D‑N.J.) will face Republican Justin Murphy, who won the four‑way New Jersey GOP primary, in November. Murphy, a former Tabernacle township official, ran on national security, immigration enforcement, and domestic energy; Booker seeks a third term in a state considered safely Democratic by Cook Political Report, with New Jersey not electing a Republican to the Senate since 1972.
Voters in New Jersey head to the polls on June 2 for the 2026 primary, where four Republicans are seeking the nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and a crowded 12th Congressional District race features 14 candidates; Democrats are contesting other key House seats. Polls close at 8 p.m.; mail ballots have specific deadlines (postmark by Election Day and receipt by June 8, or non-postmarked ballots by June 4) and cannot be returned at polling places. WHYY provides live coverage, voter guides, and results as votes are counted.
New Jersey voters head to the polls to nominate candidates for Congress, with Rep. Tom Kean Jr. defending his 7th District seat in a competitive Democratic primary that could affect House control, while Sen. Cory Booker faces no primary opposition; the article also covers voting rules, turnout expectations, and how the AP will report results, with polls closing at 8 p.m. ET and recounts remaining rare.
Sen. Cory Booker spoke at a voting rights rally in Alabama, urging attendees to engage in democracy and defend voting protections, underscoring that democracy is not a spectator sport.
Sen. Cory Booker called the Supreme Court 'a corrupt court' with lax ethics and pushed for term-limit reforms, while stopping short of endorsing court expansion; he argues real change starts with Congress and cites the Callais v. Louisiana ruling and the Voting Rights Act as evidence the Court has diminished Black representation.
Sen. Cory Booker says he still wants Paramount CEO David Ellison to testify on the Paramount-WBD merger in Congress, keeping the invitation open after a spotlight hearing highlighted concerns about jobs and media influence. Ellison reportedly could not attend due to a family funeral, with Booker urging him to defend the merger and critics warning about concentration of power and its impact on the industry and free expression.
Sen. Cory Booker will hold a “spotlight hearing” in the Senate to scrutinize Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and has invited Paramount CEO David Ellison to testify, though he cannot attend due to a family funeral. The event, not an official Judiciary Committee hearing, is meant to focus attention on the deal’s competitive effects; witnesses include David Borenstein, Michael Isaac, Katie Phang, and Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, with industry figures like Edward Norton, Pedro Pascal and others backing an open letter opposing the merger organized in part by Jane Fonda’s First Amendment Committee and the Democracy Defenders Fund. Paramount has argued the merger is procompetitive and would increase content to compete with Netflix, a point highlighted after The New York Times reported Booker’s outreach.
Sen. Cory Booker says he will introduce a tax bill to expand the standard deduction to $75,000 for married couples (and $37,500 for individuals), with $56,250 for head-of-household filers, effectively making the first portion of earnings untaxed and nudging taxpayers toward the standard deduction. The plan, which lacks a price tag, would be funded by higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations and by closing loopholes. It would also raise the child tax credit to $4,320 per child under 6 and $3,600 per child 6–17 and add a $2,400 baby bonus. Booker frames the idea as a big, broadly beneficial reform, though there is no current timeline and the proposal's fate in a stalled Congress remains uncertain.
Senator Cory Booker married Alexis Lewis in an intimate ceremony in Washington D.C., ending years of public speculation about his love life.
Senator Cory Booker married Alexis Lewis in a private, interfaith ceremony in Washington, D.C., following a legal wedding in Newark, with family and close friends present, celebrating their love and commitment after a brief courtship.
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey married Alexis Lewis in a private ceremony in Newark and a celebration in Washington, D.C., reflecting their personal and cultural backgrounds, with the event attended by family and friends, and announced via social media.