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AOC Is Endorsing the Full Slate of New York Democratic Socialist State Candidates
This morning, democratic socialist congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed all thirteen candidates for state office whose campaigns are backed by the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA). Endorsements by AOC, whose approval can transform a campaign’s prospects, are often treated as mysterious koans — puzzled over by political insiders who ponder why she chose …
AOC and Capitol riot: Breaking down accusations made by Candace Owens, Nancy Mace and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
We fact-checked three of her critics’ attacks. One was false, one was missing essential context and one was misleading. We also fact-checked two of the claims Ocasio-Cortez herself has made about the Capitol insurrection. One was unproven and one was false. Calling into question Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram remarks about fearing for her life during the insurrection, …
AOC rejects Cruz support over Wall Street chaos: ‘You almost had me murdered’
“I am happy to work with Republicans on this issue where there’s common ground, but you almost had me murdered 3 weeks ago so you can sit this one out,” the New York congresswoman wrote in a tweet directed at the Texas senator Thursday. “Happy to work w/ almost any other GOP that aren’t trying …
AOC, Sanders share video of British reacting to U.S. health care cost
WASHINGTON – “That’s mad!” the British woman exclaimed at learning the average price to have a baby uninsured in the United States. The price tag? $30,000. The viral video of British citizens reacting to the costs of various health care procedures in the U.S. is now being used by some American politicians as well. The video, published …
AOC laughs off Trump claim she’s ‘fuming’ that Tlaib, Omar now get more attention
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brushed off a tweet from President Trump on Friday claiming she envied the media attention fellow “Squad” members Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have received over their recent controversy with Israel. “Like it or not, Tlaib and Omar are fast becoming the face of the Democrat Party,” the president wrote. “Cortez (AOC) is fuming, not happy …
AOC calls out Barstool founder for ‘likely breaking the law’ in anti-union statement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not holding back in response to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s latest tweets. Portnoy, who has previously expressed an animus toward unions, recently learned that employees of the Ringer, a sports and pop culture website founded by sportswriter Bill Simmons, wanted to unionize. He responded by tweeting a link to an old rant of his on …
Fox News fuels Trump’s fixation with AOC and Ilhan Omar
So we looked more closely and came away with two big findings. First, Ocasio-Cortez and her “Squad” mate Ilhan Omar have been talked about a lot more on Fox than on other cable news channels this year. Second, the freshmen have been getting more attention on cable than seasoned leaders of the Democratic Party. Trump’s …
AOC responds to Trump attacks on her, other Democratic congresswomen
In a series of tweets, Ocasio-Cortez took aim at Trump, who earlier Sunday wrote in a tirade on Twitter that she and other freshman House Democrats weren’t born in America and sarcastically suggested, “they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” Although Trump’s tweets didn’t include …
AOC unloads on Trump after he tells progressive congresswomen to ‘go back’ to home countries
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fresh from a bitter public spat with top House Democrats, unloaded on President Trump Sunday afternoon after he suggested that unnamed progressive congresswomen “go back” to their own “corrupt” and “crime infested” countries of origin, then “come back and show us how it is done.” “You can’t leave fast enough,” Trump …
AOC ups ante in feud with Pelosi, suggests speaker is ‘singling out of newly elected women of color’
The public spat between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, got a lot nastier on Wednesday, with the freshman congresswoman suggesting that the speaker is “singling out” her and her colleagues based on their race. Pelosi has worked to keep the Democratic caucus in line, specifically four newly-elected outspoken progressives: Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Rashida Tlaib, …
