Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg and claimed that the internet giant bore “partial responsibility” for the Capitol Hill riots that rocked the nation’s capital earlier this January. Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during a livestream with her followers, per The Hill. During the discussion, the 31-year-old lawmaker blamed the […]

Democratic Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and the technological company Twitter are being sued for $88 million. As Newsweek reported on Friday, a California man named Erik Estavillo sued Twitter and the progressive duo for banning President Donald Trump from the social network. In the complaint, Estavillo — who is […]

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has fans wondering if she has tied the knot after her two latest Instagram posts show the progressive political superstar wearing what appeared to be two gold bands on her wedding finger. The possible change in Ocasio-Cortez’s relationship status was first noted by popular gossip account Deux Moi, which boasts […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she believes Donald Trump should be impeached again after the release of an audio recording of him pressuring Georgia state officials into finding the votes necessary to overturn his loss in the state. On Sunday, The Washington Post released a full audio recording of the discussion between Trump, other senior White House […]

Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California was narrowly reelected Sunday as Speaker of the House of Representatives. As HuffPost reporter Matt Fuller pointed out via Twitter, only five Democrats defected. All progressives — including members of the so-called “squad” — voted for Pelosi, who is a centrist known for her decades-long opposition to left-wing legislation. This, […]

In a Sunday interview with CNN, a clip of which can be viewed below, two rising progressive stars refused to commit to voting for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaking with host Dana Bash, incoming Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri — both of whom won […]

Jay Jacobs, the Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee, issued on Saturday a stern warning to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In an interview with the New York Post, Jacobs warned the congresswoman against launching a primary challenge against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Jacobs argued that a race between Ocasio-Cortez and Schumer would harm […]

Progressive political commentator Jimmy Dore is pressuring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies in Congress to withhold their support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s re-election in January to force a vote on Medicare for All — or bill HR 1384. “Not only can this work, it’s exactly how politics is supposed to work,” he tweeted. “You […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at the Texas Republican Party after it made an apparent threat to secede after losing a key court battle that could have overturned the outcome of the presidential election. As The Inquisitr reported, the state GOP issued a statement after the Supreme Court denied an attempt to overturn the election. The […]

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed on Friday that her Twitter DMs “finally got fixed,” which prompted an inevitable wave of jokes about hitting on the New York City congresswoman. Among the most common were jabs at conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and his purported affection for the 31-year-old New Yorker. https://twitter.com/realRyanHolman/status/1329983005364953088 Hey @benshapiro it's your time […]

In an op-ed for USA Today on Wednesday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed members of the Democratic Party for attacking left-wing policies like Medicare for All and blaming them for the group’s failures in the House of Representatives and Senate. “Now, with the blame game erupting, corporate Democrats are attacking so-called far-left policies like Medicare […]

Though New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is fresh off another victory that has earned her two more years in Congress, the 31-year-old recently confessed that she has serious reservations about pursuing a long-term career in politics and warned that she might even quit in the near future. The topic first came up in an interview […]

In a Twitter thread published on Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York urged members of the conservative super PAC the Lincoln Project to “take the L” and pledge their fundraising to organizers who actually helped Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden win the election. Ocasio-Cortez started by responding to a tweet from progressive commentator Benjamin […]

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida caused a stir on Sunday when he suggested that American socialists have embraced the Democratic Party. “Not every democrat is a socialist,” Rubio wrote in a Twitter message, “but every socialist is a democrat.” Commentators, journalists and politicians were quick to mock Rubio’s claim. “So many people on the […]

In an interview broadcast on Sunday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York discussed the prospect of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden winning the presidency, The Hill reported. Speaking with State of the Union host Jake Tapper, Ocasio-Cortez argued that Biden, an avowed moderate, could be pressured to adopt more progressive policies. However, she warned that […]

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez has launched a Twitch channel to play the popular online video game Among Us and encourage viewers to vote in the election. Ocasio-Cortez, who is the U.S. Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district, asked on Twitter if any gamers would join her to promote voting in the lead-up to the 2020 […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared a tender and impactful tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who passed on September 18. In a lengthy message, the 30-year-old reposted to her Instagram feed screenshots of a few tweets from earlier in the evening, urging her fellow citizens to “fight” for a better future. In the tweets, the […]

Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez spoke to Just the News on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and expressed optimism that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden could be pushed toward implementing more progressive policies. “I think, overall, we can likely push Vice President Biden in a more progressive direction across policy issues,” she said. “I think foreign policy is an […]

On Thursday, progressive groups and lawmakers slammed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for endorsing Joe Kennedy III over Sen. Ed Markey, The Hill reported. The two Massachusetts men are competing for a seat in the Senate. Pelosi decided to throw her weight behind Kennedy, even though she has previously argued that all incumbents need […]

After sitting through an awkward date with Nadia Jagessar on Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking, Ravi Guru Singh has opened up about the experience, according to a report from Screen Rant. The Netflix Original follows popular Indian matchmaker Sima Taparia as she attempts to create love connections between her single clients. During the series, viewers were introduced […]

On Thursday morning, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed Florida Representative Ted Yoho’s alleged verbal attacks recently directed to her on the steps of Capitol Hill and his subsequent apology, which she refused to accept. As reported by Raw Story, the progressive congresswoman took aim at Yoho and his purported misogyny via a speech on […]

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has refused to accept an apology from Florida Representative Ted Yoho for calling her a “f*cking b*tch,” The Hill reported. She claimed his explanation for his behavior does not equate to an apology. On Monday, as The Hill reported at the time, a tense exchange took place between the two […]

A new poll released by YouGov claims that the majority of Americans are opposed to defunding or abolishing the police⁠ — a call that has arisen in the wake of George Floyd’s death. As reported by Breitbart, 53 percent of registered American voters surveyed said they are against defunding the police, while 24 percent supported […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is partially to blame for the number of empty seats at Donald Trump’s campaign rally this weekend, according to the hosts of Sunday’s Fox & Friends. David Edwards of Raw Story reported that the hosts went on to call the Democratic congressperson a “mean girl” while talking about her cheering on teens who […]

After reports suggested that President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa was dogged with lower than expected attendance, Twitter users began reporting that teenagers and fans of Korean music genre K-Pop had worked together to strike a “savage blow” against the president. According to the Daily Mail, reports have suggested that young people worked to […]

At Saturday’s “We Back Blue” Event in Washington, D.C., former police officer Tom Homan took aim at progressive lawmakers Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for their recent criticism of law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Ocasio-Cortez, in particular, has led calls to defund police departments and funnel money into social […]

On Thursday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answered a question about what America would look like with the police defunded and posted her response to her Instagram stories, Breitbart reported. “The good news is that it actually doesn’t take a ton of imagination,” she said. “It looks like a suburb. Affluent white communities already live […]

Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is known for speaking her mind and she did just that in a Monday evening tweet about President Donald Trump’s recent church appearance. Trump’s Monday appearance at St. John’s Church has generated a lot of criticism, and it looks like Ocasio-Cortez’s reaction to the appearance resonated with many of […]

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez committed an election gaffe by failing to receive signatures needed for her spot on the Working Families Party ballot line. Though the blunder will likely not affect Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s odds of winning her seat again in the upcoming fall election, the incident comes amidst rumors of internal issues in her […]

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on Wednesday’s edition of The View and spoke about Donald Trump‘s administration and its response to the coronavirus pandemic. As reported by Breitbart, the progressive congresswoman believes that it’s crucial for Democrats — even former Bernie Sanders supporters — to rally behind Joe Biden, the party’s presumptive nominee. At […]

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on social media on Friday over the coronavirus and its alleged effects on communities of color. Although The Atlantic claims there is little public data on the effect of COVID-19 on specific populations, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that COVID-19 deaths are “disproportionately spiking” in black […]

New York congresswoman and Bernie Sanders supporter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to CNN’s Chris Cuomo earlier this week and made a case for pitting the Vermont senator against Donald Trump instead of current Democratic front-runner Joe Biden. Afterward, the progressive congresswoman tweeted alongside a clip of her appearance and claimed that Sanders would perform better in […]

Freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her colleagues in Congress this week that if Jesus Christ were alive today and came to the Capitol, he would be labeled a “radical” and ejected from the building. As HuffPost reports, on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez was speaking at a Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing. During the meeting, […]

On Thursday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended Elizabeth Warren against a Washington Post opinion writer who took aim at the Massachusetts senator’s performance at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Newsweek reports. According to Jennifer Rubin, Warren looked “mean and angry” during her highly praised fiery performance. Ocasio-Cortez responded to Rubin’s comment on Twitter and said […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on The View on Wednesday, where she and conservative host Meghan McCain butted heads over the topic of socialism. McCain opened the segment by joking that she is the bogeywoman of the right to the left and Ocasio-Cortez is the same to the right. “To conservatives like me who think that big […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is entering a whole new kind of election. In a video released on Thursday, the Democratic congresswoman from New York’s 14th congressional district announced that she would be joining RuPaul’s Drag Race as a guest judge, per Fox News. “Join the Ruvolution! I’m Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and I pledge allegiance to the drag,” she […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was not in the House chambers when Donald Trump delivered the final State of the Union of his term on Tuesday night, with the Bronx congresswoman saying she refused to attend as a protest against the president’s “lawless conduct.” The first-term congresswoman was one of a handful of Democrats to publicly shun the […]

Outspoken New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently took aim at Donald Trump’s White House for its decision to fund Space Force amid opposition to public health care or college, Newsweek reports. “The folks writing checks for a new Space Force are the same ones asking ‘how are you going to pay for’ public college or […]

Speaking at the Human Rights: MLK Now 2020 in Harlem’s Riverside Church on Monday, New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke about her belief that billionaires must give up their power in the name of ethics, Breitbart reports. “If Jeff Bezos wants to be a good person, you turn Amazon into a worker cooperative,” she […]

Republican Sen. Rand Paul recently challenged progressive firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim that there is a 12-year deadline to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half to combat climate change, Newsweek reports. Immediately after, Ocasio-Cortez shot back. According to Paul via Twitter, action must be taken within the next 500 million years. He noted proposals to create […]

Freshman congresswoman and squad member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has claimed that she will refuse to pay the mandatory dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Fox News reported. Ocasio-Cortez has cited the fact that she does not feel that she or other outside challengers are “welcome” in the party. “I don’t see the sense in giving […]

While on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures,Donald Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over their criticisms of the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, Newsweek reports. “Yeah, he’s a loser on and off the field,” Graham said to host Maria Bartiromo of Kaepernick, […]

In the wake of the recent drone strike that Donald Trump authorized, which killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, progressive firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to express her belief that the president committed an “act of war,” echoing other critics, like Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. “Last night the President engaged in what is widely […]

First-term New York congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a rally for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday, where she blasted political candidates who take donations from billionaires and other wealthy donors, according to a New York Post report. But Ocasio-Cortez herself, in her upstart 2018 congressional campaign, collected a donation from billionaire former hedge […]

Progressive firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently spoke out against the current direction of United States society while campaigning with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. Speaking in Los Angeles Saturday, the New York City representative suggested that creating a “loving society” in the U.S. is not an “irrational, overly feeling, sympathetic statement,” Breitbart reports. Ocasio-Cortez said […]

Progressive firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently revealed that she goes “back and forth” about making an appearance on Fox News. According to the New York representative, the primary reason she has yet to do so is that ad revenue from the network goes into supporting Tucker Carlson. She linked to a video of Carlson’s hour-long show, […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helped to stop a deal that would have lured retail giant Amazon to Long Island earlier this year, but after the progressive lawmaker boasted about the company coming to New York even without the deal, some critics are saying that she has gone too far. According to The Hill, the Representative from New […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently suggested that the popular universal basic income (UBI) proposal — which appears to be referencing Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang‘s plan — is “regressive” and acts as a “trojan horse” to gut the social safety net. In response to her comments, Yang’s supporters took to social media to voice their disagreement. Notably, […]

Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday blasted Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, over what she said was his adopting of a GOP talking point in his latest campaign ad. Buttigieg’s latest campaign ad featured the youngest candidate in the race for the Democratic nomination for president attacking other candidate’s proposed plans to […]

Freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has stunned political pundits with her third-quarter coffer, which totaled a stunning $1.4 million entirely comprised of contributions from grassroots campaigning. Ocasio-Cortez, who is a representative for the 14th Congressional District of New York, raised the majority of her funds from donations under $200, according to Common Dreams. The 30-year-old’s […]