Cory Booker's epic Senate speech puts Democrats back in the spotlight

Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) record marathon speech on the Senate floor won the floundering Democratic Party something it has desperately needed in the Trump era: attention and the applause of its base.

The big picture: Top Democrats believe they are in their deepest hole in nearly 50 years after losing the White House, Senate and House, and the party's base has grown impatient with leaders who haven't countered President Trump more aggressively.

Booker said his speech highlights the "recklessness" of the Trump administration, which has plowed ahead with efforts to radically reshape the federal government and its workforce.