Brakkton Booker

Brakkton Booker is a national political correspondent and the author of The Recast, a news product that focuses on race and identity as they intersect with politics and policy. He joined POLITICO in March after a long career at NPR, where he last served as a National Desk reporter, based in Washington, D.C. Brakkton also covered both Senate impeachment trials of President Trump and the historic confirmation process of Lloyd Austin, the nation’s first Black Defense Secretary. Throughout his career, he’s covered a wide range of topics, including federal social safety net programs, the Ferguson uprising and young activists pushing for changes to federal and state gun laws. He was the lead producer from the Trump campaign headquarters on election night.