December 15, 2020 Dozens of House Democrats join 'Squad' in demanding Biden end death penalty More than three dozen members of Congress signed onto a letter Tuesday calling for President-elect Joe Biden to halt the federal government's use of the death penalty and show he's willing "to dismantle its use altogether."
December 15, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar attacks Democratic leader for allegedly 'caving' to GOP on coronavirus relief Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed frustration at her party's leadership on Tuesday, suggesting that it was "caving" to Republican demands on coronavirus relief after leading Democrats to believe they could get a bigger package.
December 14, 2020 New 'Squad' member wants clemency for every death row inmate Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush, D-Mo., is calling on President-Elect Biden to grant clemency to the remaining prisoners on death row, describing execution as "murder in the name of justice."
December 11, 2020 'Squad' member calls Brandon Bernard execution 'state-sanctioned murder,' AOC calls to abolish death penalty The Democratic Party’s leftist flank is calling to “abolish the death penalty” after Brandon Bernard was executed for his role in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of two ministers.
December 10, 2020 AOC-linked group prepping primary challenges for Democrats in 2022 Progressives are already preparing to unseat Democratic incumbents in 2022 with a prominent left-leaning group fielding nominations for potential primary challengers.
December 9, 2020 Facebook encounters bipartisan backlash as AOC supports Trump administration's lawsuit Facebook is uniting both sides of the aisle with its alleged anti-competitive behavior.
December 8, 2020 'Squad' Rep. Ayanna Pressley claims pro-life Hyde Amendment's 'days are numbered' on hearing day Rep. Ayanna Pressley, member of the progressive “Squad” in the House, promised that the Hyde Amendment’s days are “numbered” as the lower chamber held a hearing to seek federal funding for abortion.
December 8, 2020 Ilhan Omar selling vulgar T-shirts that say 'F*** around and find out' The slogan appears to be an anti-Trump jab.
December 3, 2020 'Squad' member calls for ‘dramatic reduction’ in police in ‘poor communities’ amid crime spike Poorer communities should undergo a "dramatic reduction" in police as an alternative to mass incarceration, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., argued on Thursday.
December 3, 2020 Liberal MSNBC host Joy Reid, CNN's Angela Rye push back on Obama, double down on 'Defund police' slogan The left can’t seem to come together when it comes to the polarizing "defund the police" slogan, creating infighting between Democratic politicians, activists and members of the mainstream media.
