December 6, 2019 AOC called out after claiming Trump food-stamp revisions might have left her family 'starved' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., received pushback Thursday after claiming her family "might've just starved" had the Trump administration's tightened requirements for food stamp recipients been in place when her father died in 2008.
December 3, 2019 Yang responds to AOC’s Freedom Dividend criticism: 'I think she'll be very excited when she sees what it would mean' Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Tuesday that he’d like to sit down with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to explain the Freedom Dividend, the universal basic income proposal that’s the cornerstone of his campaign for the White House.
December 2, 2019 'Give the Democratic Darling a run for her money': Tomi Lahren backs AOC challenger Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren had encouraging words for the Jamaican immigrant who is vying for the chance to take on controversial freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N.Y., in next year's election.
November 27, 2019 AOC rakes in $1.42M in third quarter, topping both Pelosi and Schiff: Report Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pulled in what is being described as an unprecedented fundraising haul in the third quarter of this year, outraising top Democrats in the House of Representatives as party leaders move forward with a controversial impeachment inquiry.
November 26, 2019 AOC says her policies are not 'free stuff': 'I never want to hear that term again' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's, D-N.Y., promise to boost federal funding for social programs should not be considered "free stuff," because they are in fact, "public goods," the New York lawmaker said in a Monday tweet.
November 23, 2019 Climate protesters delay Harvard-Yale football game after staging sit-in on field Saturday's Harvard-Yale football game came to a halt after climate protesters staged a sit-in during halftime and refused to leave.
November 18, 2019 AOC tweets in favor of legalizing pot -- day after skeptical Biden says he wants more data Former vice president and current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden continued to separate himself from his fellow party hopefuls regarding legalizing marijuana nationwide, telling a town hall questioner Saturday night he still hasn’t seen enough evidence it is not a gateway drug which prevents him from supporting such legislation, a published report said Sunday.
November 14, 2019 AOC rails against Dems making late entries into 2020 race Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick both joined the Democratic presidential primary in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., isn't happy about it.
November 14, 2019 Sanders, AOC unveil ‘Green New Deal for Public Housing’ to fund solar panels, ‘community gardens’ Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Thursday announced a sweeping plan to overhaul public housing as part of their fight against climate change -- a $180 billion agenda that would fund solar panels, energy-efficiency upgrades and “community gardens” for buildings across the country.
November 14, 2019 AOC slams WH adviser Stephen Miller as 'white nationalist' after recent report, calls for his resignation Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., launched a petition this week calling for senior White House adviser Stephen Miller’s resignation, claiming that a recent report proves he is a “white nationalist” and the “architect” of what she described as President Trump’s “mass human rights abuses at the border.”