Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Pelosi Disses Trump, and He Fires Back

President criticizes 60 Minutes 'puff piece,' escalates criticism of Pelosi's defense of Omar

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday night, and she didn't have much good to say about President Trump. Among her lines: "There's nobody in the country who knows better that he should not be president of the United States than Donald Trump," she told Lesley...

AOC Draws Massive Crowd at SXSW
AOC Draws Massive
Crowd at SXSW
Mar 11, 2019 5:33 AM CDT

AOC Draws Massive Crowd at SXSW

She took a question from Bill Nye

(Newser) - A gaggle of 2020 presidential hopefuls descended on the South by Southwest festival in Austin over the weekend—but the political figure everybody wanted to see was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 29-year-old freshman lawmaker spoke to a massive ballroom that was "full to the brim" and she could have filled...

Freshman Congresswoman Is Back in Controversy
A New Anti-Semitic Allegation
Is Jolting the House
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Mar 5, 2019 11:40 AM CST

A New Anti-Semitic Allegation Is Jolting the House

Rep. Ilhan Omar may be rebuked, but she's pushing back against critics

(Newser) - It's easy to name the newest member of Congress making the most headlines: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez . But another freshman lawmaker continues to generate controversy of her own, and it's about to intensify this week. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim Somali-American, is again under fire for statements seen as anti-Semitic....

AOC Credits Bartending for Her Cohen Questions
AOC Credits Bartending
for Her Cohen Questions
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Feb 28, 2019 8:19 AM CST

AOC Credits Bartending for Her Cohen Questions

Ocasio-Cortez is earning praise for raising new information during the hearing

(Newser) - The dust is still settling on Michael Cohen's testimony about President Trump on Wednesday, but some consensus is emerging among Democrats: that newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have asked the sharpest questions of all, ones that might lead to specific new lines of inquiry into Trump's finances. The details:...

AOC Fires Back at Ivanka
AOC Fires Back at Ivanka
Feb 27, 2019 6:03 AM CST

AOC Fires Back at Ivanka

'As a person who actually worked for tips & hourly wages in my life...'

(Newser) - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back at Ivanka Trump on Tuesday after the president's daughter criticized the jobs guarantee in the Green New Deal and spoke to Fox News about "what workers want." The Democrat didn't mention Ivanka Trump by name in her rebuke but it was...

Ivanka's Comments on What Workers Want Get Picked Apart

'I don't think most Americans, in their heart, want to be given something'

(Newser) - Ivanka Trump isn't so keen on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, and her thoughts on the subject have been quickly picked apart and mocked. In an interview with Fox News' Steve Hilton that MarketWatch reports will air Sunday, Trump was asked what she would say to people who...

Progressive Dems 'Killed Amazon, the Biggest Beast Around'

In the battle of the centrists vs. progressives, the progressives emerged victorious

(Newser) - In the battle of the centrists versus the progressives, the progressives emerged victorious. At least that's the contention of left-of-center Democrats in New York, who are flashing the "V" sign after Amazon announced it was nixing its plans to build a second headquarters in Queens. The Wall Street ...

AOC 'Lightning Round' Video on Ethics Goes Viral

The Congress member asks if she can be 'the bad guy'

(Newser) - "Let's play a lightning-round game. I'm going to be the bad guy, which I'm sure half the room would agree with anyway." So said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she kicked off questioning about current US campaign-finance laws Wednesday at a House committee hearing on government...

AOC Unveils Her &#39;Green New Deal&#39;
AOC Unveils 'Green New Deal,'
and Pelosi Isn't Wowed
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Feb 7, 2019 12:14 PM CST

AOC Unveils 'Green New Deal,' and Pelosi Isn't Wowed

Resolution aims to make the US run fully on renewable energy

(Newser) - The Green New Deal is here. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled a resolution on Thursday that would give the US a blueprint on how to wean itself from fossil fuels and remake the American economy in the process. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts is introducing a companion proposal in the Senate. As...

Ocasio-Cortez Tasked With Investigating Trump

She's one of 3 newcomers named to House Oversight Committee

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined her second House committee—and it's the primary investigative body that will soon hear testimony from President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen. The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday announced the 29-year-old congresswoman from New York as one of four new Democratic members, but she'...

There&#39;s a New Twitter Queen in DC
There's a New
Twitter Queen in DC 
Jan 13, 2019 9:42 AM CST

There's a New Twitter Queen in DC

Ocasio-Cortez has vaulted past top 5 media outlets combined, all other Democrats

(Newser) - Any Democrat with their sights set on the Oval Office in 2020 might ask a freshman congresswoman for a retweet. As Axios reports, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has vaulted past all other Democrats in terms of Twitter interactions—effectively "dominating the Democratic conversation." In the 30 days before Friday, the...

New York State Fines Ocasio-Cortez Campaign

Her campaign lacked workers' compensation for a month

(Newser) - The campaign of US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been fined $1,500 for not having the required workers' compensation for a month last year, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for the New York state Workers' Compensation Board, Melissa Stewart, said Friday that Ocasio-Cortez's Democratic campaign lacked coverage from March...

Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s Comments on Trump Cause a Ruckus
Ocasio-Cortez's Comments
on Trump Cause a Ruckus
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Jan 7, 2019 2:12 PM CST

Ocasio-Cortez's Comments on Trump Cause a Ruckus

Congresswoman says there's 'no question' president is a racist

(Newser) - The highest-profile member of the new Congress continues to make headlines, the latest coming in a Sunday interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes . In the interview, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embraces the description of herself as a "radical" on issues including the environment and income inequality, but much of the...

Ocasio-Cortez Jumps Into the Fray Over Vulgar Word

Rep. Rashida Tlaib got it started on Friday

(Newser) - Washington is fighting about everything—why not dirty words? On Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed "Republican hypocrisy" amid outcry over a vulgarity uttered by her fellow congresswoman Thursday night, the Washington Post reports. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's remark that "we're gonna impeach the motherf---er" (guess who that'...

Ocasio-Cortez Response to Viral Dancing Video Is More Dancing

“Wait till they find out congresswomen dance too!”

(Newser) - It looks like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dancing days aren’t over. On Friday, the newly sworn in Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a short video of herself dancing in the hallway outside of her Capitol office to the song War by Edwin Starr, USA Today reports. “I hear the GOP thinks...

Video Meant to Embarrass Ocasio-Cortez Wins Her Fans

Zach Braff calls it 'adorable and endearing and charming'

(Newser) - "In the future, every politician will have a mildly-to-extremely embarrassing video of themselves unearthed from their past, on the internet," writes Samantha Cole at Motherboard , arguing "it's part of the territory of growing up online." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should know: While the Democratic congresswoman from New...

Ocasio-Cortez Throws Down on McCaskill for Calling Her 'Thing'

Freshman rep doesn't take kindly to outgoing lawmaker calling her a 'shiny object'

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled no punches in responding to her latest critic, reports Fox News , who came from within her own party. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat who was defeated in November, told CNN that she was "confused why she's the thing," adding that Ocasio-Cortez is a...

Mike Huckabee Called Rep-Elect 'Looney.' She Had a Comeback

'Leave the false statements to Sarah Huckabee,' retorted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

(Newser) - Soon-to-be Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a speech Friday in which she told her audience that "we've done what we thought was impossible," citing her election and that of many other Democrats, reports Fox News . "We went to the moon," she said . "We established civil...

Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s Clothes Sets Off a Ruckus
Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez's
Clothes Sets Off a Ruckus
the rundown
Nov 16, 2018 8:09 AM CST

Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez's Clothes Sets Off a Ruckus

Conservative reporter takes flak after posting image and questioning if she 'struggles'

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was expected to draw a lot of attention this week during orientation for incoming congressional freshmen, and draw attention she has. It began on day one , when the 29-year-old from the Bronx joined young climate activists in a protest at the office of Nancy Pelosi. The latest flare-up...

Day One of Orientation: Protest at Pelosi's Office

Newcomer Ocasio-Cortez joins activists pushing for climate change legislation

(Newser) - It was a pretty safe bet that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was going to get a lot of attention in DC Tuesday as orientation began for new incoming members of Congress. The 29-year-old from Queens is, after all, the youngest woman ever elected to the House. But Ocasio-Cortez made more headlines than...

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