Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Claps Back at Trump: 'We Fight to Guarantee Basic Human Rights'

“I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country,” hewrote. “They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful) things they have said. They are destroying the Democrat Party, but are weak & insecure people who can never destroy our great Nation!” Though he did not name the congresswomen in Sunday’s tweet or his initial tweets last week, a group of Democratic women of color, including New York Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for His 'Deep Ignorance' on Abortions

Gov. Greg Abbott and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezcriticizedTexas Gov. Greg Abbotton Tuesday for his “deep ignorance” on abortions after the republican defendedhis state’s controversial ban on the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. Speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, New York democrat Ocasio-Cortez said that Abbott “speaks from such a place of deep ignorance … and it’s not just ignorance, it’s ignorance that’s hurting people across this country.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Encourages Vegetarian Diet for Lent in Memory of Colleague’s Late Son

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Photo: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images New York Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezis giving up meat for Lent, in memory of the late son of her fellow lawmakerJamie Raskin, and she is encouraging others to join in the tribute. “A few weeks ago I told@RepRaskinthat this year I wanted to adopt a vegetarian diet for Lent in memory of his son Tommy,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “Jamie said, ‘Well you’d have to do it the way Tommy would, which means bring people along with you!

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ends Twitter Hiatus to Jab at Joe Manchin Over Social Spending

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left), Joe Manchin.Photo: Jenny Anderson/ABC via Getty; Greg Nash-Pool/Getty New York Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezcut short a brief break from Twitter on Tuesday to chide West Virginia Sen.Joe Manchinfor effectively killing the current Build Back Better proposal, a sweeping social spending bill that passed the House of Representatives but has faced resistance from moderate Democrats in the Senate. Manchin, 74, would have been a key vote in the Senate to pass the trillion-dollar legislation, given the Democrats' razor-thin majority.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Expands Her Family with New French Bulldog Puppy

New York Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezhas a furry new constituent: She just got a French bulldog puppy. Ocasio-Cortez, a 30-year-old who has quickly become one of the most famous progressive lawmakers in the country, welcomed her new friend to the world via her Instagram Story early Tuesday. “Hey boo boo! Hi, welcome to our family,” she said in a short video clip of the yet-to-be-named pup. “He doesn’t have a name yet!” she wrote in a later Instagram Story update, asking for suggestions from her followers.