March 18, 2021 AOC downplays talk of replacing Pelosi or Schumer: ‘This isn’t about saviorism politics’ Supporters of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would be wrong to consider her some sort of political messiah, the New York Democrat says in a new interview.
March 10, 2021 Ilhan Omar joins Democrats in demanding Biden admin suspend standardized tests in schools "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., joined a group of her Democratic colleagues in calling on President Biden's education secretary to suspend standardized testing requirements
March 6, 2021 House Progressive leader breaks silence about Senate COVID bill changes The head of the House Progressive Caucus Saturday offered a statement of support in favor of the Senate version of the coronavirus legislation despite the weakening of some provisions that House liberals had fought for.
March 3, 2021 Majority of House Democrats vote in favor of lowering voting age to 16 Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives unsuccessfully pushed an amendment lowering the federal voting age to 16.
March 3, 2021 'Squad' member Rep. Bowman claims standardized testing is racist Freshman Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., attacked standardized testing as racist on Tuesday.
March 2, 2021 Squad amendment to restore voting rights to felons, incarcerated individuals fails in House The House Tuesday rejected an amendment authored by the progressive Squad to restore voting rights not only to felons but to individuals who are currently incarcerated.
March 2, 2021 Warren, Pressley among Dems pushing to strip police of 'qualified immunity' Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation this week to end qualified immunity for law enforcement officers to pave the way for alleged victims of police brutality to file lawsuits.
February 26, 2021 'Squad' members AOC, Omar suggest Senate parliamentarian could be removed over minimum wage decision House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., lashed out at Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Friday after she rejected a progressive-backed proposal to include a federal minimum wage hike in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
February 18, 2021 'Squad' member Pressley calls for creation of 'federal job guarantee' program Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., called Thursday for the implementation of a taxpayer-funded “federal job guarantee” program to combat systematic inequality and aid the U.S. economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
February 12, 2021 Trump impeachment defense team puts Democrats on trial for past hot rhetoric: 'Stop the hypocrisy' Former President Trump's legal team tried to put Democrats on trial Friday by repeatedly playing clips of their past hot rhetoric and accusing liberals of setting a new "dangerous double standard" when it comes to Trump.
