December 21, 2020 'Squad' member Ayanna Pressley says inmates should be prioritized for vaccine Rep. Ayanna Pressley said on Sunday that she would fight for prison inmates, along with other groups, to get priority for receiving the coronavirus vaccine.
December 21, 2020 Ilhan Omar slams lawmakers including AOC for getting coronavirus vaccines ahead of elderly, frontline workers Some members of Congress have shown themselves receiving the vaccine as a means to shore up public confidence in the effort.
December 21, 2020 New ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman calls American capitalism ‘slavery by another name’ Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., said in an interview published Monday that he believes the U.S.' current system of capitalism is a form of slavery.
December 16, 2020 Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she 'absolutely loves' Jews, warns of anti-Semitism on both sides Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., told Jews at an event Tuesday night “I don’t hate you, I absolutely love you,” while warning that anti-Semitism is a bipartisan issue.
December 15, 2020 Dozens of House Democrats join 'Squad' in demanding Biden end death penalty More than three dozen members of Congress signed onto a letter Tuesday calling for President-elect Joe Biden to halt the federal government's use of the death penalty and show he's willing "to dismantle its use altogether."
December 15, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar attacks Democratic leader for allegedly 'caving' to GOP on coronavirus relief Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed frustration at her party's leadership on Tuesday, suggesting that it was "caving" to Republican demands on coronavirus relief after leading Democrats to believe they could get a bigger package.
December 14, 2020 New 'Squad' member wants clemency for every death row inmate Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush, D-Mo., is calling on President-Elect Biden to grant clemency to the remaining prisoners on death row, describing execution as "murder in the name of justice."
December 11, 2020 'Squad' member calls Brandon Bernard execution 'state-sanctioned murder,' AOC calls to abolish death penalty The Democratic Party’s leftist flank is calling to “abolish the death penalty” after Brandon Bernard was executed for his role in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of two ministers.
December 10, 2020 AOC-linked group prepping primary challenges for Democrats in 2022 Progressives are already preparing to unseat Democratic incumbents in 2022 with a prominent left-leaning group fielding nominations for potential primary challengers.
December 9, 2020 Facebook encounters bipartisan backlash as AOC supports Trump administration's lawsuit Facebook is uniting both sides of the aisle with its alleged anti-competitive behavior.