Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
government shutdown
Progressive Freshman Lawmakers to Vote No on Spending Bill That Would Fund ICE
Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib will vote against a bipartisan bill because it increases funding to the Department of Homeland Security.
Marie Solis
2.15.19
Green New Deal
AOC: Green New Deal Must Repair 'Historic Oppression' of Indigenous People
In a Thursday news conference, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said addressing environmental justice for marginalized people is critical in the fight to combat climate change.
Marie Solis
2.7.19
state of the union
AOC to Bring Woman Who Confronted Jeff Flake as Her State of the Union Guest
Ana Maria Archila, the protester who confronted then-Arizona Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator during September's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, will accompany the New York congresswoman to Tuesday's address.
Marie Solis
2.4.19
politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Casually Drops in on Twitch Stream for Trans Kids
She joined YouTuber Hbomberguy, who was playing Donkey Kong to raise over $340,000 for Mermaids, a UK charity for trans children.
Zing Tsjeng
1.21.19
Incoming Congress
Outgoing Senator Calls Ocasio-Cortez a 'Bright Shiny New Object'
In a recent interview, outgoing Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill said she doesn't understand the hype surrounding Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Marie Solis
12.26.18
Incoming Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Pay Her Interns 'At Least' $15 an Hour
The incoming New York congresswoman is trying to disrupt a status quo where just 3.6 percent of House Democrats pay their interns.
Marie Solis
12.5.18
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ocasio-Cortez's Beat-Up Campaign Shoes to Be Featured in New Fashion Exhibition
Incoming Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's worn-out sneakers will be part of "Women Empowered: Fashions from the Frontline," an upcoming exhibition at Cornell University's Costume and Textile Collection.
Marie Solis
11.28.18
Incoming Congress
Why Everyone's Obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram Stories
Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is teaching Americans about the inner-workings of our government on social media.
Marie Solis
11.16.18
Incoming Congress
Fox News Host Calls Ocasio-Cortez 'Young Lady' Who 'Doesn't Understand' Business
Fox News host Stuart Varney said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's concerns about Amazon's new headquarters in New York City prove she "doesn't understand a growing business."
Marie Solis
11.14.18
midterms
What's Next for the Democratic Socialists of America?
In elections, DSA is familiar with the question: "What happens if we lose?" Now its members are trying to answer a very different one: "What happens when we win?"
Marie Solis
11.1.18
New York politics
Progressive Women Are Aligning to Break Up New York's Political Boys' Club
Women running in New York, like Cynthia Nixon, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zephyr Teachout, have campaigned alongside each other, strategically forming a "sisterhood" to overthrow a bloc of sitting male incumbents.
Marie Solis
9.11.18
Midterm Elections
Meet Kerri Harris, the Working Class Senate Candidate Who Knows She'll Win
Kerri Harris is a queer woman of color and first-time candidate trying to deliver the next shock to the Democratic establishment with her Delaware Senate campaign.
Marie Solis
8.31.18
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