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February 14, 2019

Schumer fumes over McConnell plan to bring Green New Deal to vote, calls it 鈥榗ynical ploy鈥�

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday ripped into Republicans for planning to force a vote on the Green New Deal, calling the plan a "stunt," a "cheap, cynical ploy" and "a game of political gotcha."

February 14, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez says Ilhan Omar's grilling of Trump Venezuela envoy 'feels like justice'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has thrown her support behind Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after her fellow freshman Democrat鈥檚 controversial questioning of a US diplomat.

February 14, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez鈥檚 face painted onto New York's Lower East Side fence

AOC is getting turned into B.I.G.

February 13, 2019

The Green New Deal is already a success, America 鈥� Here's why I support it

The Green New Deal is not going to become law as it is currently written, but its immediate impact is inarguable: Washington is talking about climate change.

February 13, 2019

Green New Deal mocked in Fyre Festival parody, as GOP turns plan into punching bag

A Republican lawmaker is making fun of the troubled Democratic rollout of the Green New Deal, comparing it to the catastrophic 2017 Fyre Festival -- part of a broader push by the GOP to turn the radical proposal into a punching bag.

February 13, 2019

From Omar to Ocasio-Cortez, outspoken House freshmen creating friction with Dem leaders

A brash batch of freshmen Democrats captured the hearts and imagination of the Democratic Party鈥檚 activist wing with an agenda combating climate change and income inequality and beyond. But the influence and attention they are quickly amassing, as well as high-profile stumbles along the way, are creating tensions with party leaders聽that exploded in full public view this week.

February 13, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Green New Deal a 'life and death' issue, attacks GOP on climate change

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ramped up the rhetoric in her push for a Green New Deal, describing it as a 鈥渓ife and death鈥� issue.

February 13, 2019

Bill and Melinda Gates reject Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent tax on wealthy, suggest estate tax hike

Billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates appeared on 鈥淭he Late Show鈥� and were asked about rhetoric and policy proposals that have been circulating among the American left.

February 12, 2019

Union leaders warn Green New Deal may lead to poverty: 'Members are worried about putting food on the table'

Labor Unions are voicing skepticism that the "Green New Deal" proposed by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is workable in practice, signaling that the progressive proposal may be in for even more turbulence following a rocky rollout last week.

February 12, 2019

Will Andrew Cuomo's Amazon subsidy cart be upset by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Let鈥檚 stipulate that Amazon is a very popular company with consumers. It delivers quality goods at often amazing prices, which has led to it hitting a market worth of a trillion dollars.聽But taxpayers have a right to be more ambivalent as the company flexes its clout to extract tax subsidies and other privileges from state and local governments desperate to have Amazon build facilities in their backyards.