Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looks to future after a year of making waves
One year and a month ago, young activists from the Sunrise Movement barged into Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's Capitol Hill office to demand immediate action on climate change.
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Bernie Sanders is breaking barriers with young Latinos
The first time Bernie Sanders came on her radar, back in 2015, she was working as a waitress in downtown Manhattan, uninsured and trying to get by on "less than a living wage."
Ocasio-Cortez apologizes for blocking ex-NY assemblyman on Twitter
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has apologized to a former Democratic New York state assemblyman who sued her for blocking him on Twitter.
Rashida Tlaib joins Ocasio-Cortez, Omar in endorsing Bernie Sanders
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president at a rally in Detroit on Sunday night. She joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Minnesota Rep. Ihan Omar in backing the Vermont independent.
False ad on Republicans tests Facebook's policy on lies
A left-leaning PAC ran a Facebook ad falsely claiming that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham endorsed the Green New Deal. The ad came after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this week about the company's policy of allowing politicians to run ads on the platform that are false.
Facebook CEO grilled over political ads policy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces intense questioning in Washington, D.C., over Facebook's political ads policy.
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Bernie Sanders
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez never hid from the fact that choosing between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, as she weighed her 2020 presidential endorsement, would be
Ocasio-Cortez endorses Sanders at ‘Bernie's Back' rally
Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to the campaign trail in New York on Saturday for a rally with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who delivered to him one of the most sought-after endorsements in progressive politics and called for a "mass mobilization" of young, working cla
Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and Tlaib to endorse Bernie Sanders for president
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota are endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, several sources told CNN.
AOC endorses progressive primary challenger in Illinois race
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Tuesday threw her support behind a progressive primary challenger to Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois, a lawmaker who is considered to be one of the most conservative House Democrats.
Ocasio-Cortez slams ad that aired during Dem debate
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday criticized a television ad from a new Republican-aligned political action committee that calls her "ignorant" and sets fire to her picture.
AOC, Dan Crenshaw clash over whether people should lend guns
Two high profile freshmen House members publicly clashed Wednesday over the issue of background checks for purchasing guns and being able to lend out firearms, a fight that previews just one part of the polarizing debate over gun control awaiting members of Congress when lawmakers return from recess next week.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff is leaving her office
The chief of staff to Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is leaving her congressional office, according to her communications director. The move is effective immediately.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi meet behind closed doors Friday
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and one of the most high-profile freshmen members -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York -- met behind closed doors Friday following a few tumultuous weeks for the Democrats that have exposed a rift between party leaders and more progressive lawmakers new to Capitol Hill.
Police officers fired for suggesting Rep. Ocasio-Cortez should be shot
Two police officers in Louisiana were fired Monday after one wrote a Facebook post suggesting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be shot and the other liked it.
Ocasio-Cortez: Trump's immigration policies about 'ethnicity and racism'
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday called for a "9/11-style" commission to investigate the Trump administration's child separation policy, arguing that it's "what's going to be required in order to reunify as many children with their parents as possible."
Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to meet next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who have been working to schedule a one-on-one sit-down, will meet on Thursday of next week, a spokesman for Pelosi confirmed to CNN.
Ocasio-Cortez gets Republican challenger for congressional seat
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will face a 2020 Republican challenge from a Jamaican-American businesswoman who says that she will better represent and more effectively attract jobs to the district.
Ocasio-Cortez confronts McAleenan over border agent Facebook group
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told lawmakers that there is an "aggressive" ongoing investigation into the secret Facebook group of current and former Border Patrol agents that sparked outrage earlier this month, responding to a question from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a contentious House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday.
Pelosi's office, Ocasio-Cortez working to schedule meeting
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office is working to schedule a meeting between her and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a potential opportunity for the two Democratic Party luminaries to settle differences after weeks of tension.
Here are the 4 congresswomen known as 'The Squad'
Well before President Donald Trump launched a racist attack against four first-term, progressive Democratic congresswomen, "The Squad," as they've come to be known on Capitol Hill, had carved an outsized profile for themselves due to their willingness to take on the Washington establishment.
Trump denies 'go back' tweets were racist
President Donald Trump redoubled his racist attacks on a quartet of Democratic congresswomen Monday, insisting they leave the United States if they continue complaining about his policies.
Graham calls Dem congresswomen 'a bunch of communists'
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's strongest allies on Capitol Hill, declined on Monday to condemn the President over his racist tweets against several minority members of Congress, instead calling them a "bunch of communists."
Congresswoman responds to Trump's 'go back' tweets
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday sharply criticized President Donald Trump for implying that she and other freshman House Democrats were not natural-born American citizens, saying the President is "angry because (he) can't conceive of an America that includes us."
