The Latest Breaking News from Alexandria OcasioCortez

Taxpayers still on the hook for Jan. 6

The government will cover up to $10,000 for lawmakers to spend on securing their personal residents

Salon · Aug 1, 2022

US faces new era of political violence as threats against lawmakers rise

Members of the House will now get up to $10,000 to upgrade their home security as experts warn such threats endanger the health of US democracy

The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2022

Psychedelics For Active Military Personnel: Democrat And Republican-backed Bills Being Considered

House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) have recently filed separate bills towards further advancing psychedelic research studies to active service members. 

Benzinga · Jul 29, 2022

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among 17 congress members arrested at pro-choice rally

US representatives sat down in The Capitol to stop traffic to protest the Roe v Wade overturn

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

Omar, AOC among US lawmakers held at pro-abortion rights rally

US Capitol police say demonstrators blocked traffic on a nearby road and were given three warnings before the arrests.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2022

Full list of the 17 Democrats arrested for protesting for abortion rights at the Supreme Court

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of 35 people arrested at the protest.

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House colleagues arrested during pro-choice protest

The legislators were engaged in peaceful civil disobedience against the loss of abortion rights in front of the supreme court

The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2022

17 House Democrats arrested at abortion rights rally

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney were among those detained.

Axios · Jul 19, 2022

Too old to run again? Biden faces questions about his age as crises mount

Faced with a grim outlook for 2022, some Democrats are looking ahead to 2024 and asking, is Joe Biden the best person to lead the party and the US?

The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2022

Ocasio-Cortez navigates the expectations that come with fame

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the most famous politicians in America, perhaps the most famous member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it shows even in the most run-of-the-mill parts of the job

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022