December 19, 2020 Rep.-elect Cori Bush, BLM activist, lands seat on powerful House Judiciary Committee Rep.-elect Cori Bush, the first Black Lives Matter activist to serve in Congress, has landed a high-profile job on the powerful House Judiciary Committee.
December 18, 2020 AOC says Dems' slim House margin has its benefits: 'We're able to push a little bit more' Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are still reeling from disappointing November election results as they now attempt to figure out how they will legislate while the Senate majority remains unknown.
December 18, 2020 Dem steering committee bucks AOC, picks other NY lawmaker for coveted spot The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Thursday voted to seat Rep. Kathleen Rice on a coveted committee over her New York colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the latest example of House Democrats bucking the firebrand who represents Brooklyn and Queens.Â
December 17, 2020 Democratic congresswoman backs AOC's call for 'new leadership' Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., on Thursday said she supported her colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., contention that the Democratic Party needs new leadership.
December 17, 2020 AOC hits back at Marco Rubio for calling out 'f---ers' comment: 'That is the right word' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed up Biden deputy chief of staff Jennifer O’Malley Dillon after she called Republicans a “bunch of f---ers.â€
December 17, 2020 Hemingway: AOC opposing Pelosi, Schumer exposes 'complete disarray' in Democratic Party Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's, D-N.Y., being at odds with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., divides the Democratic Party, The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway said on Thursday.
December 17, 2020 Rep. Kevin Hern: Capitalism pulled me out of poverty, why can't AOC admit it saved her, too? Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and I walked through similar doors of opportunity, a door called capitalism, but she wants to permanently shut that door to everyone behind her.
December 16, 2020 AOC says Pelosi, Schumer need to go, but warns of Democratic power vacuum Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes the Democratic Party needs new leaders.
December 15, 2020 AOC responds ‘Sex work is work,’ to report of NYC paramedic posting racy photos for cash U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded Tuesday night to a report that a New York City paramedic was supplementing her income during the coronavirus pandemic by working for a racy website.
December 14, 2020 Would the Green New Deal bring the US closer to socialism? The Green New Deal has advanced a series of sweeping proposals for government intervention in mulitple sectors of the economy, prompting concerns from critics that under the influence of the bill's chief sponsor, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the U.S. will move closer to being a socialist nation.