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AOC showers dozens of vulnerable House Dems with campaign cash

April 16, 2021

AOC showers dozens of vulnerable House Dems with campaign cash

Dozens of House Democrats facing tough races in 2022 raked in thousands from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s leadership PAC, a move that may cause headaches for their reelection campaigns.

Adam Toledo case: AOC says prosecutor ‘lied about police killing a child’

April 16, 2021

Adam Toledo case: AOC says prosecutor ‘lied about police killing a child’

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Twitter late Thursday to call out a Cook County prosecutor who commented on the Adam Toledo shooting-death case in Chicago.

AOC backs court-packing push: 'We should be expanding the court'

April 15, 2021

AOC backs court-packing push: 'We should be expanding the court'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came out Thursday in support of her fellow Democrats' push to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court.

AOC says Daunte Wright death no ‘accident,’ instead part of ‘indefensible system’

April 14, 2021

AOC says Daunte Wright death no ‘accident,’ instead part of ‘indefensible system’

In Twitter posts Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opposed the argument that Daunte Wright’s shooting death in Minnesota was an "accident," as police have claimed.

Pelosi distances from Tlaib's call to end policing, joining other Dems in calling for reform

April 13, 2021

Pelosi distances from Tlaib's call to end policing, joining other Dems in calling for reform

Speaker Nancy Pelosi distanced herself Tuesday from a fellow House Democrat's call to end policing in America and instead pointed out that all police cannot be painted "with the same brush."

Squad member calls for end of US policing, which she says is 'intentionally racist'

April 12, 2021

Squad member calls for end of US policing, which she says is 'intentionally racist'

Squad member and progressive Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib alleged in a Twitter post on Monday that the death of Daunte Wright “wasn’t an accident” as she appeared to call for an end of policing.

Pelosi blasts AOC, Squad members in new book: 'You’re not a one-person show': report

April 12, 2021

Pelosi blasts AOC, Squad members in new book: 'You’re not a one-person show': report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has some humbling words for U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other members of the so-called "Squad," according to details from a forthcoming book.

'Squad' member Ayanna Pressley: You 'can't be anti-racist' if you don't want to cancel student debt

April 12, 2021

'Squad' member Ayanna Pressley: You 'can't be anti-racist' if you don't want to cancel student debt

"Squad"-member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., claimed that a person is unable to be "anti-racist" unless they support canceling student debt.

Podcaster receives police visit over alleged AOC threat — but there's more to the story

April 9, 2021

Podcaster receives police visit over alleged AOC threat — but there's more to the story

A podcaster said he was "harassed" by two police officers at his home in California and accused of threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Twitter -- a claim he calls outrageous and provably false.

AOC, Justice Democrats silent on Tennessee candidate Odessa Kelly's pro-violence statements

April 7, 2021

AOC, Justice Democrats silent on Tennessee candidate Odessa Kelly's pro-violence statements

Justice Democrats is silent after news that Odessa Kelly, a progressive congressional candidate from Tennessee, has a history of inflammatory social media posts, including calls for violence.