Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t running for president—at 30, she’s got another five years before she’s even allowed to—but she has been spending some time on the campaign trail lately as a high-profile endorser of Bernie Sanders. The congresswoman went to Los Angeles with the campaign on Saturday, December 21, where she spoke at a rally,…
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In some very good news this week, Chrissy Teigen and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might be forming a power friendship of our dreams. In a tweet yesterday, Teigen reached out to the powerhouse junior Congresswoman and point-blank asked her if she wanted to come over to her house to watch the Grammys and eat pizza. And, by…
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At the 2019 State of the Union, female lawmakers, all in white, stood out among the more traditionally-suited crowd—a result of a call from the Democratic Women’s Working Group to wear white to President Donald Trump’s address to the nation, as an homage to the women’s suffrage movement. (Some men in Congress pinned white ribbons…
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Thousands of people throughout the United States and around the world took to the streets on Saturday, January 19, for the third annual Women’s March. Equipped with powerful signs and posters, marchers raised their voices in support of equal rights, healthcare, and social justice. The theme of justice echoed throughout the New York City march,…
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With great engagement comes great responsibility. Just over two weeks after she was sworn in, freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is slated to hold a session for her fellow representatives to teach them how to tweet this week. The House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee has extended an invitation to AOC—as she’s known to her 2.42…
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The swearing-in ceremony of the 116th U.S. Congress was an emotional one, as an historic number of women and a slew of “firsts” joined the House of Representatives. And even before members of the new class took their oaths, several shared their excitement about this moment on social media—clips and photos from the Washington, D.C.…
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