For as long as there have been Supreme Court rulings, there have been members of Congress dissatisfied with the justices’ opinions. Historically, this tends to lead to complaints and concerns, but little in the way of actual legislative actions. That said, for determined lawmakers, it would be an overstatement to argue that members have literally […]
In response to the Supreme Court’s disastrous 6–3 decision on Monday granting Trump expansive immunity from criminal prosecution, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a stern condemnation of the court’s “corruption crisis beyond its control” and vowed to issue articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court once Congress reconvenes after Labor Day. Twitter screenshot Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC: […]
The US supreme court has been “captured and corrupted by money and extremism”, provoking a “crisis of legitimacy” that threatens the stability of American democracy, warned the representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Speaking during a round table on Capitol Hill, the New York Democrat accused the court of “delegitimizing itself through its conduct”. In the two years […]
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed Friday that the GOP-led House Oversight Committee abdicated normal procedures after the panel devolved into mudslinging, sparked by a characteristically bizarre outburst by Marjorie Taylor Greene. In fact, AOC explained, the chaotic House hearing was part of a “structured GOP outcome.” The committee was holding a markup meeting regarding Republican efforts […]
Students who formed an encampment at Columbia University in New York City, in protest of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, were met with the full force of the New York Police Department after the school reversed course to allow law enforcement personnel on campus. The decision prompted backlash from Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and […]
Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-12th District (photo via Summer Lee campaign) In the final push before the primary election, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (D-12th District) will be hosting a rally on Sunday alongside some well-known progressives with ties to the region and beyond. Lee will hold a get out the vote (GOTV) rally and […]
Uncommitted voters have been refusing to vote for Biden over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. AOC says she’s voting for Biden this year — but sees an “upside” to the uncommitted movement. “These are folks that could have easily given way to cynicism,” she said. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not an uncommitted voter herself […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) grilled Republican witness Tony Bobulinski at the House Oversight Committee’s hearing on the Biden family Wednesday on Capitol Hill. “I have a quick question, simple. Is it your testimony today that you personally witnessed President Joe Biden commit a crime?” Ocasio-Cortez asked Bobulinski. “I believe the fact that he was sitting […]
FIRST ON FOX: An area in Squad member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district is being described as looking more like a Third World country as opposed to a thriving American neighborhood, as desperate migrants block up sidewalks selling food and shilling clothing items while prostitutes openly solicit sex from passersby — reportedly including teens. The neighborhoods of […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters accosted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside a cinema in Brooklyn. They demanded that she call Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza a “genocide.” One of the most prominent leftists in the Capitol, AOC has been critical of Israel for many years. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had just left the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Brooklyn with […]
Claim: In February 2024, AOC tweeted: “We should just print the 34 trillion dollars and pay off our national debt.” Rating: Rating: Labeled Satire On Feb. 14, 2024, a post attributed to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – better known as AOC – on X (formerly Twitter) went viral in which she appeared to say: “We […]
Claim: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on X, “If you watch the Tucker Carlson interview today with Putin – you’re a white supremacist.” Rating: Rating: Labeled Satire Context: The in-question post was created by a parody account. On Feb. 8, 2024, an account on X (previously Twitter) bearing the name and picture of Democratic […]