June 19, 2020 AOC rival calls congresswoman 'temperamental princess' ahead of Tuesday primary Michelle Caruso-Cabrera called out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a "temperamental princess" for having reporters and audience members clear the room before she entered a congressional debate this week.
June 19, 2020 AOC rival Michelle Caruso-Cabrera turns to Wall Street for huge fundraising windfall: report Some of Wall Street’s biggest titans are pumping big bucks into defeating first-term Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by bankrolling the campaign of her business-friendly Democratic primary opponent, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, campaign records reveal.
June 13, 2020 Secret Service walks back denial of using pepper spray on White House protesters The U.S. Secret Service on Saturday reversed its denial that no agents used tear gas or pepper spray June 1 to remove protesters near the White House, as the park clearing has come under intense criticism and the focus of a lawsuit from activists who allege law enforcement violated their constitutional rights to demonstrate against George Floyd's death.
June 13, 2020 AOC raises $10.5 million ahead of heated June 23 primary Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once again proved her fundraising prowess by raising $2.4 million in just two months as she kicks up her campaign operation before her June 23 primary election, according to federal campaign finance reports she filed this week.
June 10, 2020 AOC leads congressional fight to ban police use of tear gas: 'Chemical weapon?' Congressional Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced a proposal Wednesday to ban tear gas in the wake of police using the chemical crowd control agent on demonstrators protesting George Floyd's death and police brutality.
June 10, 2020 AOC denounces 'horrendous' Trump tweet about 75-year-old Buffalo protester injured by police Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., had strong words for President Trump Wednesday, one day after he suggested that a 75-year-old protester engaged in a "set up" when he confronted Buffalo police in a now-viral video.
June 10, 2020 Sanders, AOC back Kentucky progressive, look to spoil centrist Dem's gains against McConnell Just as a new poll showed Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath pulling into a statistical tie in her U.S. Senate election fight against the incumbent, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, some other news emerged that could spell trouble for her campaign.
June 9, 2020 AOC warns of Dems trying to ‘repackage’ push to 'Defund the Police’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday warned about Democrats and others trying to “repackage” the push to “Defund the Police” to make it more “palatable” to affluent swing voters -- amid an ongoing debate on what the left-wing rallying cry actually means.
June 8, 2020 Engel knocks AOC after she backs his primary foe, says rep can't 'think that she can anoint whoever's elected' Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Sunday after she endorsed Engel's primary challenger last week.
June 8, 2020 White House claps back after AOC claims Kayleigh McEnany dissed her The White House clapped back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after claiming that press secretary Kayleigh McEnany referred to her “a lower position” and inferred it was because she was a “woman of color.”