The Latest Breaking News from Alexandria OcasioCortez

AOC boasts she was right after Amazon ceases building HQ2 in Washington DC

‘Amazon wanted $3.5bn in benefits from NY to build this thing they’ve stopped building. @AOC was right’

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Read: AOC may have violated House "impermissible gifts" rule at 2021 Met Gala, watchdog says

AOC's reps deny she violated rules and told NBC they're confident the matter will be dismissed.

Axios · Mar 3, 2023

AOC initially failed to pay for Met Gala dress, may have broken law, House report says

NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could get a dressing down for the high fashion “Tax the Rich” frock that she wore to the 2021 Met Gala.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Elly Schlein voted leader of Italy’s most important leftwing party in surprise win

First female leader of Democratic party promises it will become ‘a problem’ for Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

AOC calls out minister’s ‘discriminatory’ statements on LGTBQ+ people during Japan visit

Japan is only G7 country without same-sex marriage

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Jan 6 rioter who posted ‘assassinate AOC’ after storming Capitol sentenced to three years in prison

Garret Miller wore a T-shirt with Trump’s image commemorating the Capitol attack when he was arrested

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted officer and threatened AOC sentenced to over 3 years in prison

Prosecutors said Texan Garret Miller posted in reply to a tweet by Ocasio-Cortez: "Assassinate AOC."

Axios · Feb 23, 2023

AOC attacks Jesus ‘gets us’ Super Bowl ads: ‘Makes fascism look benign’

‘Jesus doesn’t have an image problem, but Christians and their churches do,’ pastor says in criticism of campaign

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

AOC condemns ‘incitement of violence’ against trans people during GOP-led hearing on Twitter

The congresswoman took aim at the influential Libs of TikTok account after accusations of harassment and threats

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

GOP’s probe into Hunter Biden risks political blowback, polls suggest

WASHINGTON — The House Republican investigation into the financial dealings of President Joe Biden’s family risks turning off more voters than it attracts, as Democrats paint the inquiry as time-consuming political retribution that diverts attention from the approaching debt crisis and other problems.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023