Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in Franklin County after being enslaved the first nine years of his life.

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in January 1863, but it wasn't until June 19, 1865, that slavery was officially abolished in Texas, marking the official end ...

Senator Cory Booker speaks at a live MSNBC town hall — “100 Days of Trump: Forced Out Federal Workers." Booker joined Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the DOGE and the Trump administration's efforts ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has broken the record for the longest Senate speech ever, slamming Donald Trump’s DOGE cuts for over 25 hours.