5 days agoCalifornia college to vote on ending Israel study program, with support from Rep. TlaibA California college’s council is pushing forward with a vote to end its study abroad program with an Israeli university -- a push that has picked up the support of freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.
March 12Ocasio-Cortez and freshman allies amass power, creating problems for Pelosi and partyOn everything from the Green New Deal to impeachment to criticism of Israel, a squad of first-year congresswomen are flexing their muscle and posing an implicit challenge to Democratic honchos like Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
March 11Hoyer hits back at Tlaib, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez after Pelosi backs away from Trump impeachment pushHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland hit back at some of the most visible new Democrats in Congress when asked Monday by Fox News about the push to impeach President Trump: “We’ve got 62 new (Democratic) members. Not three.”
March 7Ilhan Omar highlights Islamophobia in statement celebrating House resolutionRep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., co-wrote a statement Thursday evening praising the resolution passed in the House of Representatives that condemned many forms of hate -- a resolution that emerged after critics labeled some of her own comments anti-Semitic.
6:35March 7Rashida Tlaib says she'll introduce articles of impeachment against President TrumpGeorgia Republican Rep. Doug Collins says the American people will see Democrats are going to the extreme if articles of impeachment are introduced.
March 6Tlaib says she'll introduce articles of impeachment against Trump this monthFreshman Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib appeared to clash with party leadership on Wednesday after joining protesters to say she'd introduce a resolution this month urging the Judiciary Committee to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
4:35March 3Lynne Patton's message after Democrats say she was used as a 'prop' at Michael Cohen's hearingHUD official Lynne Patton weighs in on the heated exchange between Rep. Mark Meadows and Rep. Rashida Tlaib at Michael Cohen’s Capitol Hill testimony.
March 2Rashida Tlaib's campaign paid her $17,500 in salary after Election Day, in possible violation of FEC rules: reportU.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is facing questions after campaign records revealed she paid herself $17,500 as a salary after the midterm elections, in what appeared to be a violation of campaign finance rules.
March 1Omar, Tlaib say critics charge 'anti-Semitism' against them as way to end debate over Israel's policiesTwo outspoken freshmen congressional Democrats appeared at a progressive town hall this week, where they accused some of their Jewish colleagues of leveling anti-Semitism charges following their criticisms of Israel in order to shut down any debate over that U.S. ally's policies.
1:40February 28Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls HUD appointee Lynne Patton a ‘prop’ during Cohen questioningRepublican Rep. Mark Meadows and Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib get in to a fiery exchange during Michael Cohen’s hearing before the House Oversight Committee; Ellison Barber reports.
