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Battling the Banks: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Join Forces to Cap Interest Rates on Credit Cards
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka the Notorious AOC, and Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders are joining forces to take on America’s credit card problem, introducing legislation in the House and Senate to limit interest rates to 15%. “There is no reason a person should pay more than 15% interest in the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote…
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Come on Nancy Pelosi, Not Like This: Speaker of the House the Latest to Try and Come for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nancy Pelosi is old-school backroom politics. Remember how she finessed the Speaker of the House position by cutting all kinds of deals with Democrats who initially wanted new blood up against Donald Trump and the White Walkers? So the levels of shade she keeps throwing toward Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, makes her look nervous and like…
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New York Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
According to the Associated press, a man in western New York has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. Federal prosecutors announced Patrick Carlineo Jr. was arrested after making a threatening call to Omar’s Washington, D.C. office last month. Omar, among the first of two Muslim women to serve in…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reminds Code-Switch Critics: 'I’m From the Bronx'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has an answer for her adversaries on the right who dissed her for supposedly faking a “Southern drawl” while speaking Friday at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York City, according to HuffPost. “Any kid who grew up in a distinct linguistic culture & had to learn…
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Queer Eye on Capitol Hill? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez May Get the Best Makeover Ever [Updated]
File this under: Please make this happen. Political dynamo Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.-N.Y.) has taken more than her share of criticism about her aesthetics; how much she pays for her clothing; where and how she can afford to live; her penchant for red lipstick; and even a need for occasional self-care have been welcome fodder…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asked Twitter for Furniture Advice. The Answers Were Hilarious
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not only new to Congress, she’s also new to buying furniture for her own place. So she decided to ask 3.52 million of her closest friends for a little help. So Twitter did what it always does and had fun with the New York Democrat voted most hated by the Grand Ole…
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No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Didn't Call Ronald Reagan a Racist. But She Should Have
One of my earliest memories in life was the night Ronald Reagan was elected president because it was also the night I prayed harder than I ever have in life. During the presidential campaign of 1980, I distinctly remember being terrified after I heard an adult say: “If Reagan is elected, he will send black…
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Right-Wing Foundation Alleges AOC Campaign Paid Boyfriend Illegally
New York’s freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has raised plenty of eyebrows during her first few months in office. According to a right-leaning think-tank, her campaign’s finances may have raised legal concerns, too. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation alleges in a complaint to the Federal Election Commission that Brand New Congress PAC paid her boyfriend, Riley Roberts,…
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Professional Amateur Businesswoman Ivanka Trump Slams Green New Deal, Walks Right into Shade from Ocasio-Cortez
Ivanka Trump, sentient Funko Pop doll and daughter of America’s worst professional liar, took to the airwaves to show the apple don’t fall far from the tree. During a pre-recorded interview with Fox News’ Steve Hilton, Donald Trump’s daughter cum dream girl was asked a question concerning the Green New Deal, a framework introduced by…