The Squad - Page 55

Squad member targets Manchin, as lawmakers, progressive activists implore Dem to 'save' democracy

June 10, 2021

Squad member targets Manchin, as lawmakers, progressive activists implore Dem to 'save' democracy

Pressure continues to mount on Sen. Joe Manchin to support Democrats' signature election overhaul legislation, with one Squad member penning a new op-ed accusing the West Virginia moderate of protecting "Jim Crow" relics.

'Squad' reps rally to defense of Ilhan Omar after fellow Dems lambaste her over Israel comments

June 10, 2021

'Squad' reps rally to defense of Ilhan Omar after fellow Dems lambaste her over Israel comments

Members of the far-left "Squad" in the House of Representatives are rallying to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar after a group of 12 other House Democrats leveled harsh criticism against Omar over comments from earlier this week that appeared compare the U.S. and Israel to terrorists.

Ilhan Omar controversy: Cori Bush accuses fellow Democrats of 'anti-Blackness and Islamophobia'

June 10, 2021

Ilhan Omar controversy: Cori Bush accuses fellow Democrats of 'anti-Blackness and Islamophobia'

Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., rushed to the defense of fellow Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

Dem infighting reaches new level after Omar calls colleagues' criticism 'islamophobic'

June 10, 2021

Dem infighting reaches new level after Omar calls colleagues' criticism 'islamophobic'

Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed "constant harassment & silencing" from a group of House Democrats in an early-Thursday morning tweet as simmering tensions and infighting over her alleged anti-Semitism exploded out into the open.

Ilhan Omar slammed by fellow House Dem for 'outrageous and clearly false' statements about US, Israel

June 9, 2021

Ilhan Omar slammed by fellow House Dem for 'outrageous and clearly false' statements about US, Israel

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., blasted the firebrand Democrat in a press release for her recent tweet claiming America and Israel had committed “unthinkable atrocities” akin to the Taliban and Hamas.

Rep. Ilhan Omar introducing 'UBI pilot program to get money in people’s pockets'

June 9, 2021

Rep. Ilhan Omar introducing 'UBI pilot program to get money in people’s pockets'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Wednesday said she will be introducing a universal basic income (UBI) program "this Congress."

Police reform's potential qualified immunity compromise may not be enough to get progressives on board

June 9, 2021

Police reform's potential qualified immunity compromise may not be enough to get progressives on board

A potential compromise on the controversial qualified immunity doctrine might not be enough to get progressive Democrats on board with a police reform deal, possibly endangering its passage in the House if too many left-leaning Democrats vote against it.

'Squad' Dem Cori Bush to Joe Manchin: Fall in line or 'get out of our way'

June 8, 2021

'Squad' Dem Cori Bush to Joe Manchin: Fall in line or 'get out of our way'

The progressive Squad is lashing out at Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat announced his opposition to congressional Democrats' highest priority piece of legislation, known as the For the People Act.

Harris doubles down on telling migrants not to trek to US amid 'Squad' criticism

June 8, 2021

Harris doubles down on telling migrants not to trek to US amid 'Squad' criticism

Vice President Harris' office Tuesday doubled down on her call for migrants not make the long trek from Central America to the United States amid criticism from some progressives for comments she made Monday telling Guatemalans: "Do not come."

Ilhan Omar says America, like Hamas and the Taliban, has committed 'unthinkable atrocities'

June 7, 2021

Ilhan Omar says America, like Hamas and the Taliban, has committed 'unthinkable atrocities'

Omar posted the tweet on Monday, which said that the U.S. needed to “have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.”