Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

House Dems Call On Garland To Investigate Thomas For Failing To Report Lavish Gifts

By Kate Riga | August 11, 2023 5:16 p.m.

Cori Bush Joins Chorus Of Progressive Dems Calling For Thomas’ Impeachment

Bush is the first House Judiciary Committee member to call for such action.

By Kaila Philo | April 18, 2023 5:20 p.m.

AOC Renews Calls For Clarence Thomas To Resign From SCOTUS, This Time Over Luxury Gifts From GOP Megadonor

By Kaila Philo | April 6, 2023 3:10 p.m.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Helped Soothe Paul Gosar’s Fears About The House Speaker Vote

By Hunter Walker | January 3, 2023 4:53 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Women Took Some High Profile Risks To Defend Abortion Access Today

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By Nicole Lafond | July 19, 2022 6:39 p.m.

Seventeen members of Congress were arrested outside the Supreme Court today while protesting the high court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Those arrested for “illegal demonstration activity” — aka blocking traffic during the protest — included Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA) and several others, such as Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI), the only male lawmaker arrested in the bunch.

Where Things Stand: Progressives Issue Emotional Plea For Dems To Do Something About Boebert

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By Nicole Lafond | December 8, 2021 6:15 p.m.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced a resolution today, asking the House to kick Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) off her committee assignments for repeatedly and brazenly attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with racist and hateful anti-Muslim remarks.

It’s the culmination of weeks of frustration for Omar and fellow progressives, as congressional leadership does next to nothing to discipline the far-right Boebert for making racist jokes about Omar, who is a Muslim, and insinuating that the Minnesota Democrat’s religion somehow makes her a terrorist.