It was Booker's first in-person event in his home state since his speech this week, where he held the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes in opposition to Trump's policies. In doing so, he broke the record for the longest floor speech, which was set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Hailed by many as a returning hero, U.S. Sen. and Bergen County native Cory Booker held a town hall at Bergen Community College for over 1,000 people.

Jen Psaki breaks down why this was the "best week for Democrats since Election Day," from nationwide protests and Sen. Cory Booker's speech on the senate floor to historic rebukes of Elon Musk in Wisconsin and young candidates across the country stepping up to run for office.

Amid the buzz around Booker's record-breaking speech, some social media users have rediscovered an unexpected fact—Cory Booker is actually the DNA cousin of legendary drag performer and television host RuPaul.

Phoenix Suns have now lost six games in a row after Sunday’s 112-98 loss to the New York Knicks (50-28) at Madison Square Garden. Devin Booker scored a game-high 40 points, but the Suns (35-43) continue to hurt their chances of making the play-in tournament.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pledges to hold the Senate floor for "as long as I'm physically able" in a filibuster that began on Monday night. Booker is protesting what he called a reckless and unconstitutional attack on America by President Donald Trump. (Photo by congress.gov via Getty Images) Getty Images

Madison Booker's mother is Stephanie Booker. No, Madison Booker and Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker are not related. Devin Booker's parents are Veronica Gutierrez and Melvin Booker. Melvin Booker played in the NBA briefly from 1995 to 1997.

Booker was called for that foul, her third of the game, while defending South Carolina’s Tessa Johnson, who’d leaked out down the court and jumped up to try and corral a high pass. After the whistle, Booker put her hands to her head in disbelief.