The Latest Breaking News from Alexandria OcasioCortez

Rep. Jeff Jackson, Congress’ biggest TikTok star, sees the app as a tool for transparency

WASHINGTON — If you’ve heard of Rep. Jeff Jackson and you’re not from North Carolina, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him on TikTok.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

AOC sounds alarm over Trump’s attack on judge and his family: ‘He knows what he’s doing’

‘Because nothing says “innocent” like threatening a judge’s family,’ Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Rep. Jeff Jackson, Congress’ biggest TikTok star, sees the app as a tool for transparency - Roll Call

Rep. Jeff Jackson uses TikTok to talk to his constituents as most members of Congress say the app is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party.

Roll Call · Apr 5, 2023

AOC: GOP bill may be written by Big Oil

The sweeping bill amounts to a "trickle down fantasy" to hand profits to fossil fuel companies, she said

Salon · Mar 30, 2023

Republican Senator Rand Paul blocks bid to ban TikTok in US

A small but growing number of Democrats and Republicans raise concerns, citing free speech, to object ban on TikTok.

Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2023

AOC slams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic comments over Nashville shooting: ‘Disgusting’

Speaking to The Independent, the far-right Georgia congresswoman also seemed to suggest Jane Fonda's comments about anti-abortion activists could be linked to the tragedy

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

MTG rages as Twitter restricts account

Greene baselessly claimed that "antifa" was organizing a "trans day of vengeance" after Nashville shooting

Salon · Mar 29, 2023

‘Completely inappropriate’: AOC calls out Oversight chairman’s attempt to interfere with Trump probe

The New York lawmaker is the second-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

MTG ripped for transphobic shooting post

Right-winger faces backlash for using "children being murdered as an opportunity to promote transphobia"

Salon · Mar 28, 2023

‘A swipe at fashion capitalism’: Telfar’s experiment lets customers set prices

Brand beloved by Lil Nas X and AOC debuts new sales model: the more popular an item is, the cheaper it ends up being

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2023