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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decries 'shameful' corporate bailout – video

    Play Video 1:06 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed with Republicans as the US Senate voted on a $2.2tn coronavirus relief bill on Friday. She said it was a ‘shameful’ corporate bailout that would further widen the income inequality gap. ‘What did the Senate majority fight for?’ the New York congresswoman asled. ‘One of the largest corporate bailouts […] More

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    Leftwing Texan inspired by Ocasio-Cortez in bid to upset top Republican

    New York congresswoman endorses progressive Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez in effort to unseat John Cornyn in the Senate Seven Democratic candidates have caught the eye of progressive champion Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her recently launched political action committee Courage to Change. Six of these candidates – all women of color – are running for Congress. Related: Donald […] More

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    Ted Cruz tried to mock AOC’s scientific knowledge – it didn’t end well

    The Texas senator tried to pick a fight after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Mike Pence’s coronavirus credentials If you were in search of a scientifically minded, steadying presence to guide the country through the potential fallout of the coronavirus, you could not do much worse than Vice-President Mike Pence. This being the Donald Trump administration, […] More

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    Ocasio-Cortez faces 13 challengers – but can anyone unseat her?

    Eight Republicans and five Democrats are vying to take on AOC – but many voters in the district are voicing support for the congresswoman Democratic leftist superstar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has risen to national – and even global – fame from an unlikely position as a young first-time congresswoman from New York. Related: ‘Try to keep […] More