Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Bernie Sanders at New York City Rally
Filmmaker Michael Moore endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at a rally in Queens on Saturday. Mary Altaffer/AP At a campaign rally in Queens on Saturday afternoon, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential bid. Watch the endorsement here: Before unseating longtime Democratic representative Joe Crowley in the 2018 midterm elections, Ocasio-Cortez worked…
In Next Year’s Biggest Senate Primary, It’s AOC Vs. the Kennedys
AP(3) Last December, during one of her busy trips down to Washington to prepare for her congressional swearing-in, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grabbed lunch with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). The 29-year-old congresswoman-elect wanted to discuss potential opportunities to collaborate with the 72-year-old political veteran who, in 2009, had authored an ambitious climate bill that passed the House…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Republicans: History Will Remember You Backed Trump
Tom Williams/Zuma Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wants Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump so that the Republican lawmakers who support him will be on the record opposing impeachment and suffer a “stain on their careers.” “I want to see every Republican go on the record and knowingly vote against impeachment of this…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Mocks the “Straight Pride” Parade
J. Scott Applewhite/AP On Saturday afternoon, dozens of people made up of far-right activists, Trump supporters, and free speech advocates took to the streets in Boston for a so-called “straight pride” parade. The mostly male group attracted a large amount of protesters—and a mocking tweet from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “For men who are allegedly…
Kamala Harris and AOC Just Injected Environmental Justice Into the 2020 Race
Jason Ryan, Zuma Sen. Kamala Harris was the first candidate to mention the Green New Deal in the first presidential debate, when she corrected NBC moderator Chuck Todd. “I don’t even call it climate change,” she said. “It’s a climate crisis…That is why I support a Green New Deal.” And yet, of the top four…
Trump Creates Yet Another Firestorm After Attack on Cummings
J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday denounced President Donald Trump’s attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) as “racist,” after the president derided Cummings’ predominantly black district as a “disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess.” “We all reject racist attacks against [Cummings] and support his steadfast leadership,” Pelosi said, marking the second time in…