Rashida Tlaib

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2021

'Squad' Dems hit back as moderates hold $3.5T spending plan hostage for infrastructure vote

House "Squad" Democrats hit back Friday at their moderate colleagues after nine of them said they will not vote to advance their party's $3.5 trillion budget resolution until the bipartisan infrastructure bill is signed into law.

Police and Law Enforcement August 11, 2021

AOC-backed group honors multiple convicted cop killers

A coalition of left-wing activist groups, which has been touted by multiple members of the progressive “Squad," recently urged their supporters to sign a “clemency petition” for two convicted cop killers.

Media August 11, 2021

Washington Post columnist: Rashida Tlaib's 'bigotry' against Jews came out of 'MAGA handbook'

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank argued that the "bigotry" of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., came from the "MAGA handbook."

Politics August 10, 2021

Tlaib claims Michael Brown case 'state sponsored murder' after Obama DOJ probe cleared officer

Tlaib posted her claim Monday on Twitter on the anniversary of Brown’s 2014 shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri, during an officer-involved incident involving police officer Darren Wilson.

POLITICS August 9, 2021

Rashida Tlaib spotted dancing maskless at large indoor gathering in CDC 'orange' zone

Rep. Rashida Tlaib danced maskless next to members of a large indoor crowd during a wedding in a county where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance calls for indoor masking.

Rashida Tlaib August 5, 2021

Rashida Tlaib wants to give a pass to people who don't pay water, electricity or internet bills

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib is pushing for legislation that would let people who fail to pay their water, electricity or broadband bills off the hook.

Politics August 4, 2021

White House silent on Rashida Tlaib's latest 'anti-Semitic dog whistling' remarks

Rep. Rahida Tlaib came under fire from ADL president Jonathan Greenblatt for her comments claiming that people working “behind the curtain” to stop a “free Palestine” are “profiting” off Americans.

Rashida Tlaib August 3, 2021

ADL prez accuses Tlaib of 'antisemitic dog whistling' for remarks ripping those profiting 'behind the curtain'

The president of the Anti-Defamation League is slamming Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for what he suggested were antisemitic remarks the lawmaker made at the 2021 Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) National Convention.

US July 22, 2021

Illegal immigrants bring crime, death surge to rural Texas community

Residents of Hudspeth County, TX, say illegal immigrants have been flooding across the border at unprecedented levels and bringing with them an influx of crime and death.

Rashida Tlaib July 22, 2021

Tlaib's campaign paid out over $100K to a firm founded by defund the police, anti-Israel activist

The campaign of "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has paid out over $100,000 for "fundraising consulting" to a Florida-based progressive firm founded and operated by a defund the police and anti-Israel activist, campaign filings show.

Politics July 20, 2021

Defund the police Dems are silent after DC passes 100 homicides in 2021

Washington, D.C., reached its 100th homicide earlier on July 9, and since then Democrats who have pushed for defunding the police have been silent.