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‘You're Not Taking Me Out': Rep. Cori Bush Recalls Capitol Riot
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., on Thursday recalled her experience during the Capitol Riot: “I just remember taking a second thinking, if they touch these doors, if they hit these doors… and come anywhere near my staff, my thought process was, ‘We bangin’ ’til the end.’ I’m not letting them take out my people, and you’re not taking me...
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Ocasio-Cortez Talks Capitol Attack, Past Sexual Assault
A teary-eyed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday recounted hiding in her office bathroom as a man repeatedly yelled “Where is she?” during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and also revealed a sexual assault in her past as she talked about trauma.
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Texas Man Charged in Capitol Riot Made Online Threat to ‘Assassinate' AOC
A man from Texas whom federal officials have charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol allegedly made online threats against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a U.S. Capitol police officer. Last week, Garrett Miller joined the growing list of people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the nation’s capitol. He was taken into custody on Wednesday and made...
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NJ Rep.: Lawmakers Held ‘Reconnaissance' Tours Day Before Pro-Trump Rioters Attacked
Ahead of New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s vote on Tuesday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to activate the 25th Amendment, the Democrat claimed she witnessed lawmakers giving “reconnaissance” tours just a day before last week’s attack on Capitol Hill that left five people dead. Speaking in a Facebook Live video, Sherrill detailed her account of what occurred on...
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New Crop of Progressives Joining ‘The Squad' in Congress
The “squad” is getting backup from a newly elected group of lawmakers, which means more progressive stars lighting up social media and more pressure from the left on President-elect Joe Biden and the diminished Democratic majority in the House, NBC News reports. “It’s really exciting to see them ready to throw down,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., one of the four original members...
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Ocasio-Cortez Symbolically Nominates Sanders For President
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Sen. Bernie Sanders for president in a symbolic gesture during the Democratic National Convention.
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‘Tonight': Trump Attacks AOC and ‘Mad Woman' Kamala Harris
Jimmy Fallon addresses President Donald Trump calling into Fox News to attack prominent women in politics.
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AOC to Yoho: ‘I Am Someone's Daughter, Too'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responded to Rep. Ted Yoho’s, R-Fla., apology after his verbal assault of the representative from New York. “Mr. Yoho mentioned that he has a wife and two daughters. I am someone’s daughter, too,” she said. “[My parents] did not raise me to accept abuse from men.”
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Former CNBC Anchor Caruso-Cabrera to Challenge Ocasio-Cortez for Congress
Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge progressive leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her Bronx-Queens seat in Congress, she said on Tuesday. Caruso-Cabrera told CNBC she will make a primary bid for the seat, which Ocasio-Cortez won in a political earthquake in 2018. The congresswoman, popularly known as AOC, has become a leader of the progressive movement in the Democratic party…
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Former CNBC Anchor Caruso-Cabrera to Challenge Ocasio-Cortez for Congress
Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge progressive leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her Bronx-Queens seat in Congress, she said on Tuesday. Caruso-Cabrera told CNBC she will make a primary bid for the seat, which Ocasio-Cortez won in a political earthquake in 2018. The congresswoman, popularly known as AOC, has become a leader of the progressive movement in the Democratic party…
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Joe Kennedy III ‘Excited' to Launch Senate Campaign Against Ed Markey
On the eve of Saturday’s big announcement, Rep. Joe Kennedy III says he’s ready. Kennedy will formally announce his bid for Ed Markey’s Senate seat in East Boston.
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Markey ‘Energized' as He Prepares for Primary Against Kennedy
As Rep. Joe Kennedy III prepared for the formal launch of his primary campaign for Senate, the incumbent spoke to him on the phone. Kennedy will announce his bid for Ed Markey’s Senate seat Saturday in East Boston, according to sources.
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Rep. Joe Kennedy III to Announce Run for Markey's Senate Seat, Sources Say
Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts will announce his bid for Senate this weekend, according to sources. Kennedy will formally announce his primary campaign against Sen. Ed Markey, a fellow Democrat, sources told NBC10 Boston. The Boston Globe was the first to report the story, adding that the announcement would come in East Boston.
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US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Sen. Ed Markey as Rep. Joe Kennedy Mulls Senate Run
Bringing her political star power to races for Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday endorsed Democratic Sen. Ed Markey for re-election in Massachusetts as he faces a potential primary challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy III. Ocasio-Cortez said in a video released by Markey’s campaign that she’s backing the Democratic incumbent as one of the Senate’s “strongest progressives” and her partner...