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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare public outburst on the Senate floor Tuesday, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took his Democratic colleagues to task, declaring his party “needs a wake-up call!” Angrily screaming at two of his shocked Democratic colleagues, his words all but reverberating off the chamber walls, Booker blocked the passage of several bipartisan bills that would fund …

Senate floor erupts as Booker accuses Dems of being “complicit” to Trump  Axios Democrats clash over police funding in heated Senate floor debate  NBC News Booker blows up at Democrats on Senate floor: ‘Willing to be complicit’ with Trump  The Hill Booker confronts fellow Democrats over bipartisan police bills  Politico Booker accuses Democrats of being “complicit” in Trump’s agenda in heated exchange with Senate …

An apparent conflict of interest has emerged over the Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker’s judging of this year’s Booker prize. A production company run by the actor is reportedly in the process of developing a book written by Claire Adam, whose second novel, Love Forms, appears on this year’s longlist, announced on Tuesday. Adam’s debut novel, Golden …

Kiran Desai, Tash Aw and David Szalay are among the authors nominated for the 2025 Booker prize, on a longlist that features writers from nine different nationalities – the most global list for a decade. The judging panel, which this year includes Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker alongside Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and chair of judges Roddy Doyle, also …

An epic fable about two young Indian writers. A dark comedy about a loner who gets a job as a chauffeur for the mega-rich. A book about a Ukrainian ecologist studying snails that turns into a metafictional novel about a writer working on a book about a Ukrainian ecologist studying snails at the onset of the ongoing war. This year’s …

Booker Prize Nominees Include Novels by Kiran Desai, Katie Kitamura and Susan Choi  The New York Times Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw  The Guardian Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel  WTOP Booker prize longlist 2025: our critic’s verdict  The Times Here are the 13 books that …