A lexandria Ocasio-Cortez was in a car talking with her staffers about legislation and casually scrolling through her X mentions when she saw the photo. It was the end of February, and after spending most of the week in D.C., she was looking forward to flying down to Orlando to …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended her use of the term “genocide” to describe the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians could soon face famine, according to a recent U.N.-backed report. On Sunday, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Ocasio-Cortez about her comments made on the House floor Friday, …
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Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezjoined The Daily Show guest host Desus Nice on Monday to shed some light on the GOP infighting following their ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “Republicans kicked out their speaker, and now they can’t find a new guy to run their group project,” the New York congresswoman quipped. “And …
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In a rare moment of unity, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would support Rep. Matt Gaetz’s efforts to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position. “It’s not up to Democrats to save Republicans from themselves,” the New York congresswoman said when Jake Tapper asked if she would vote …
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Reacting to the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruling that affirmative action in higher education and President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan are unconstitutional, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) warned Sunday that the court is “beginning to assume the power of a legislature.” “They are expanding their role into acting as …
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that race-based affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional. The decision is a crippling blow to higher-learning institutions looking to combat systemic racism and cultivate a diverse student body. Michelle Obama released a powerful response in which she recounted her own experience as a …
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Dianne Feinstein, 89, returned to Congress this week, ending an almost three-month medical absence that highlighted her advanced age and deteriorating health. But her decline, and the problems it entails for American democracy, date back farther and go deeper than has been publicly known. Multiple sources tell Rolling Stone that …
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During a discussion of Fox News‘ recent $787.5 billion settlement with Dominion over the network’s false claims of voter fraud, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that certain Fox News hosts, including Tucker Carlson, used “incitement of violence” ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. “We have very real issues with what …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined Seth Meyers on the Late Show Tuesday after Trump was arrested and charged with 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom. Meyers said her timing was a coincidence, and that Ocasio-Cortez had been scheduled weeks in advance to the former president’s arrest. “No one could …
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The House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. The final tally was 218-211, with one member voting present. The vote was largely seen as revenge for Democrats electing to strip Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) of …
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