Mandy Taheri is a Newsweek reporter based in Brooklyn You can get in touch with Mandy via email: m.taheri@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content A pro-Palestinian activist and constituent heckled Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an event in Queens repeatedly calling her a "war criminal" over her stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war Newsweek has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez's press team for comment via email on Saturday Ocasio-Cortez is often considered one of the moreprogressive members of the Democratic Party. She has recently been touring the country with Senator Bernie Sanders' holding rallies to mobilize and "fight oligarchy" and oppose President Donald Trump The ongoing war in Gaza, which has resumed after a temporary ceasefire, remains a flashpoint in U.S. politics. Trump has voiced his strong support for Israel, floated the idea of taking over the Gaza Strip, and has condemned pro-Palestinian protests on school campuses. He has also supported the arrests of some protestors such as Mahmoud Khalil The Democrat has accused Israel of carrying out a "genocide," claims the country has dismissed, but hasn't consistently used this characterization. In the early months of the war, she called for "conditioning aid to Israel," as a "responsible course of action," to ensure that "public resources do not facilitate gross violations of human rights and international law." She has also called out a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City as "unacceptable and harmful" for alleged expressions of antisemitism Pro-Palestinian activists have confronted Ocasio-Cortez before, saying she's not doing enough for the Palestinian cause. Many progressive voters in the 2024 presidential election were frustrated with then-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the issue did not do enough to halt Israel's military campaigns and provide humanitarian aid to Gazans and I want to know what you're doing about the genocide in Gaza." She continued by calling the representative a "war criminal." Kings has shared videos and images from the town hall on her social media account. Her account features several other pro-Palestinian posts and videos, and recent Instagram stories calling out Representative Ocasio-Cortez Newsweek has reached out to Kings on Instagram for comment and confirmation via email on Saturday "At least with the Republican Party we know what we are dealing with you're a snake," she can be heard saying in another video but not before she told the congresswoman to "stop the genocide Ocasio-Cortez said: "I more than welcome people who disagree or are super pissed off at me for any issue to come Please wait for the Q&A because we don't want to deprive all of our neighbors of the ability to have information and hear them respond to it." Kings' posted an Instagram Story of the town hall with the words "Do you notice how Gaza isn't even on the agenda??? Shame on these fascists." She has over 53,000 followers on the social media platform The most recent conflict in Gaza, which began after Hamas launched a fatal attack on Israel on October 7 killing about 1,200 people and taking 250 people hostage The war has since spread across multiple fronts in the Middle East The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reports more than 52,400 people have been killed Israel has repeatedly bombed and blockaded the enclave and aid trucks have reportedly not entered the area since early March Israel has been repeatedly withheld and blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza Ocasio-Cortez wrote about the U.S.'s hold on ammunition to Israel "The United States has an obligation to uphold its own laws and to respect human rights globally withholding US military aid is a major development towards ceasefire." In November 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in part finding him guilty of "the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare." Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote in an X post on Saturday morning: "Thank you to all our neighbors who joined us for yesterday's town hall—it was our largest district town hall ever the United Nations under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and relief coordinator said in a statement on Thursday: "Aid It leaves them without basic medical support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on X on April 30: "Israel is waging a just war with just means against Hamas that murdered 1200 innocent people on October 7 and still holds 59 innocent people hostage." Ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas have stalled Israeli media has reported that the country's security Cabinet has approved plans for an expanded operation in Gaza Ocasio-Cortez's current term ends on January 3, 2027. She has emerged as a prominent figure within the Democratic Party She has not indicated whether a presidential run is in her future though early polling indicates she is among the top contenders for the Democratic nomination in 2028 Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair Hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. Newsletters in your inbox See all (TNND) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was interrupted by a protester yelling about “genocide” in Gaza during a district town hall event Friday night Ocasio-Cortez was holding a constituent event in Jackson Heights The congresswoman from New York began her event with a PowerPoint presentation which highlighted the Trump administration’s budget cuts including alleged cuts to healthcare systems and I want to know what you're doing about the genocide in Gaza!" the protester shouted at the congresswoman The audience shouted back at the disruptor saying Shame!” Audible “boos” could be heard from the audience as well Ocasio-Cortez attempted to address the disruptor but her efforts did not appease or settle the person The disruptor continued yelling until staff at the event eventually approached her and led her out voluntarily You're a liar!" the woman screamed at Ocasio-Cortez I used to support you," the woman shouted as she exited "I more than welcome people who disagree or are super pissed off at me for any issue to come but we have some ground rules here," she told the town hall's attendees because we don't want to deprive all of our neighbors of the ability to have information and hearing them respond to it We need to be able to have this conversation." As Ocasio-Cortez has been actively involved in the “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies with Senator Bernie Sanders rumors have swirled of ambitions for higher office the congresswoman has brought in $9.6 million in fundraising The record-breaking number is one of the biggest ever for any House lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez's team said that the fundraising came from 266,000 individual donors "I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of people supporting us with your time Your support has allowed us to rally people together at a record scale to organize their communities," Ocasio-Cortez emphasized in a social media post Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More — Many Bay Area residents are concerned about the upcoming storm season — a natural reaction considering the stressful experience many had last fall One Cortez man is still processing that trauma — and now he’s building a plan to be ready for whatever comes next White says stress has been a constant presence in his life since Hurricane Helene flooded his trailer home at Sunny Shores in Cortez stayed during the storm and had to escape rising floodwaters he said he’s been living with post-traumatic stress "It feels good — I see my neighbors out again.” he has created a plan to prepare for the next storm “I have renter’s insurance now — hopefully that covers things," White said I’ll probably leave this time — head to higher ground or out of state if I have to.” His biggest worry currently are his walk aids “These stimulate my legs so I can pick up my feet when I walk — so I don’t fall,” he said “I just want to make sure that I get walk aids And that’s the biggest thing," White said Because you trip before you have foot drop.” While there is uncertainty about the upcoming storm season White said he is determined to stick to his plan to be prepared speaking during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner speaking during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour event at Arizona State University JB Pritzker speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks at the NYCLU’s May Day rally for worker’s and immigrants rights at Foley Square poses for a photo during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner ATLANTA (AP) — The billionaire heir and the former bartender a 60-year-old heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune Both have urged mass resistance and accused their party of not fighting more Each has stood out enough to draw sharp retorts from Trump loyalists “People want Trump and Trumpism to be met with equal passion and force,” said National Urban League President Marc Morial a former New Orleans mayor deeply connected in Democratic politics Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez “are both effective national figures –- but in very different ways.” Pritzker was born at the bridge of the baby boomers and Generation X into a sprawling family now entrenched in Democratic politics but he lambastes the president as a poser on working-class issues He chaired Illinois’ Human Rights Commission before running for governor he has signed an Illinois minimum-wage increase and is an ally of unions making them regular options for official Democratic Party events Trump is rich in only one thing: stupidity,” Pritzker said in Chicago “If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon consider this: It took the Nazis one month eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic,” the governor said his joint budget and State of the State address on Feb “All I’m saying is when the five-alarm fire starts to burn every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.” “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests “must castigate (Republicans) on the soapbox and then punish them at the ballot box.” It was enough for senior Trump aide Stephen Miller to accuse Pritzker of inciting violence Pritzker wasted no time returning the volley calling it “terrible hypocrisy” for Trump allies to complain given the Capitol siege on Jan Ocasio-Cortez is a millennial progressive who earned degrees in international relations and economics and worked as a waiter and bartender before entering politics With support from the progressive Working Families Party she leverages millions of social media followers politics and without the anti-immigration and cultural conservatism of Trump’s right wing or the alliances with billionaire business and tech elites Ocasio-Cortez’s next political move seems less certain than Pritzker’s She is seen as a potential primary challenger to Chuck Schumer the Senate Democratic leader from New York and she only recently became old enough to be constitutionally eligible for the presidency But she appears poised to inherit the mantle of the 83-year-old Sanders’ movement But she leans more heavily into broader economic and social critiques that she’s made since her first House bid and that Sanders has offered for decades “For years we have known that our political system has slowly but surely become dominated by big money and billionaires and time after time we have seen how our government and laws are more responsive to corporations and lobbyists than everyday people and voters,” she said in Folsom She advocated for “living wages … stable housing … guaranteed health care,” and blasted “the agenda of dark money to keep our wages low and to loot our public goods like Social Security and Medicare.” She also played up her roots: “From the waitress who is now speaking to you today Ocasio-Cortez and Pritzker are allied against a common opponent Advisers to Ocasio-Cortez and Pritzker did not respond to questions co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee argues Pritzker could be more attractive as a “traitor to his class” in the tradition of President Franklin D Roosevelt authored the New Deal’s federal expansion to combat the Great Depression of the 1930s “How powerful would it be if a billionaire was the one helping to lead the charge against corrupt billionaires and corrupt billionaire corporations that are trying to crack the Constitution and loot the American people?” Green said adding that “continued silence” on “billionaire issues” should disqualify Pritzker “We have to be speaking to the shake-up-the-system vibe that people want to see.” countered that Pritzker could bring a “more stable” version of Trump’s argument that his wealth and success is an asset is “chaos” that negatively affects people’s lives but not because he’s rich,” Bennett said of the Tesla CEO who is leading Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency “They’re mad at him because he’s vandalizing our government and doing it in a destructive way.” Shortly after Slotkin’s comments about oligarchy Ocasio-Cortez posted on X: “Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.” Bennett said Democrats who emerge as party leaders will be those who offer solutions for voters’ frustration “over their needs not being met.” It’s a notion that Green insisted is indistinguishable from criticizing the billionaire class along with the tax and labor policies that drive wealth and income gaps in the U.S Ocasio-Cortez has secured her place as a national voice “And anybody on the center-left who denies that is just kidding themselves.” CORTEZ – When the Panthers look back at the 2025 spring soccer season they’ll reflect on a season that ranks among the greatest in the program’s history It is the program’s first postseason home match in at least 20 years 14 seed in the 3A state postseason bracket hoping to have the backing of a sea of orange-and-black M-CHS piled up goals and shutouts on their way to a 9-1-3 record closing the regular season on a run of nine unbeaten matches The Panthers compiled 48 goals from nine scorers averaging nearly four per contest – all of those metrics resetting program bests in the past couple decades Thursday will mark the Panthers third postseason appearance in the past four years when they meet the visiting Rams 5-2-1 3A/2A Western Slope League) advanced to last year’s quarterfinals – marking one of their deepest runs in program history Roaring Fork boasts multiple attacking threats with at least eight goals The Panthers look forward to their Thursday afternoon contest with the hopes of advancing to the Round of 16 and a meeting with either No The highest remaining seed will host the Sweet 16 and quarterfinal rounds before the semifinals and finals will take place at a neutral location – with the 3A championship coming from Weidner Field in Colorado Springs on May 20 The email "' + userEmail + '" could not be added Please try again or email Shane at shane@durangoherald.com for assistance Choose from several print and digital subscription packages We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site, you consent to our policies killed by FPD a month earlier; Alejandro Campos-Rios Over the past 13 months Fullerton police have killed three Latino men all experiencing some sort of mental problem Back in a 12-month period from mid-2011 to mid-2012 Anaheim police killed seven young men – that was a big enough deal that it led to riots modest reforms (including OC’s first bodycams) and a Police Review Board (albeit toothless) given how much smaller Fullerton is than Anaheim these last 13 months there have been just as bad you’re gonna need this guide to keep track of these last three FPD fatalities but still he kept to himself and didn’t bother anybody This past Easter morning a little after midnight Jose MAY have been holding a “smoldering cardboard box” – at least that’s what the police say And they say that when they tried to arrest him (for who knows what holding smoldering cardboard?) he was “erratic and uncooperative.” and resisted being arrested Jose’s little brother Mike (40) had just left the park on his bike when he saw a bunch of FPD cars speeding toward the park he saw a “stack” of what Mike estimates as 8-10 cops on top of his brother Other Fullerton cops stood in a circle around Jose whose face was already “bruised and puffy” from the blows (Makes the gang of six Fullerton cops who beat & suffocated Kelly Thomas to death in 2011 – three active three watching – look pretty small!) asking “What are you doing to him?” some of the cops rushed over and tackled him at least giving Jose a brief chance to breathe from where he saw officers put a bag over Jose’s head One of them said “Because he’s spitting on us,” Mike said “It’s probably just all his blood!” So they pulled Mike out of that car and stuck him in a different car facing the other way where he couldn’t see what they were doing to his brother any more Succumbing to the beatings and the suffocation (knees and bag) Jose surprised the poor Fullerton cops by displaying signs of a “medical emergency” and dying His cause of death has still not been released by the coroner’s office and neither the police or the hospital will tell Jose’s family what happened Meanwhile Mike was arrested for “resisting arrest” and “entering a park after closing hours.” When they took him to the station Mike says they were laughing and slapping each other on the back Something is deeply wrong with the culture of the Fullerton Police Department We went to the family’s Lemon Park vigil on April 27 always helping the homeless before he ever knew he’d become one of them Family members of other recent police victims were there as well Jose’s sister Mary discovers the only way to get a response How FPD responds to info requests from family members of their victims: “You were not involved.” Meanwhile this killing reminds us a lot of the killing of Kelly Thomas by another gang of Fullerton cops 14 years ago The two guiltiest of those cops were removed from the force and Kelly’s mother and father got settlements but there should have been jail time for the killers there should have been consequences for the cops who stood there letting it happen and holding back the crowd and there should have been a lot more reform Later this week we will tell the stories of Pedro Garcia (killed by FPD this past March) and Alejandro Campos-Rios (killed by FPD in March of 2024.) 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Three motorcyclists killed in head-on collision on State Highway 27 driver chargedby SBG San Antonio Staff Reports | Natali Castillo Texas - A San Antonio man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after deputies say he crashed head-on into three motorcyclists killing all three drivers and injuring one passenger The fatal crash happened just before 5:00 p.m Saturday on State Highway 27 at Bluff Creek According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) a gray Toyota SUV was traveling east on the highway and crossed into the west bound lanes striking three motorcycles head on that were traveling west A passenger of one of motorcycles was airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio identified by DPS as 25-year-old Jeremy Wasson Wasson was arrested and charged with 3 counts of intoxication manslaughter and 1 count of intoxication assault He was booked into the Kerr County Jail with a bond amount of $350,000 and released on Sunday By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Nike is taking major design inspiration from football with the Cortez and Killshot 2 “Tiempo.” Elevating the two offerings are the models’ fold over tongue both of which include an embossed swoosh in either white or black Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London and she is particularly interested in the impact of social policy decisions on people as well as the finances of political campaigns Kate joined Newsweek in 2023 from The Independent and has also been published in multiple publications including The Times and the Daily Mail in History from the University of Oxford and an M.A You can get in touch with Kate by emailing k.plummer@newsweek.com "Don't let them trick us into thinking we are enemies," Ocasio-Cortez told the packed Ford Idaho Center in Nampa The rousing message made it into a 90‑second video of the event—shared on X last week—which pulled in 8.5 million views and reignited an old question: Could the youngest woman ever elected to Congress become the youngest person ever elected president who has represented New York's 14th congressional district since 2019 told reporters it was "just a video," but 2028 noise is already buzzing among social media pundits and political analysts "She is running and she is going to be more formidable than some Democrats seem to think," said media commentator Chris Cillizza in a post responding to the viral X video Newsweek contacted representatives for Ocasio-Cortez by email to comment on this story If the former bartender from the Bronx does decide to run she will first have to convince Democratic voters in what is likely to be a crowded primary Pollster Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, argued earlier in April that Ocasio-Cortez's youth and media savvy could make her a strong 2028 candidate although he cautioned that she might choose not to run the minimum age required to be eligible for president Recent polls reflect a growing appetite among Democrats for Ocasio-Cortez's candidacy. A Quantus Insights survey of 700 Democrats found her to be the second-choice candidate for 2028 with 14 percent support. She was behind former Vice President Kamala Harris who lost to Trump in November and got 30 percent in the Quantus poll The poll was conducted between April 21 and April 23 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percent told Newsweek that Ocasio-Cortez poses a "serious threat" for the nomination citing her "huge rally turnouts" and strong poll numbers an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo noted that her prospects hinge on how Democrats interpret their 2024 defeat—whether they believe Harris being "too moderate" hurt the party or not parties tend to 'double down' on whatever strategy they had in the previous campaign," he said this means being more conservative or more liberal if the perception among insiders is that they weren't sufficiently 'pure' enough to excite the base It's not clear what Democrats are thinking on this dimension If the internal narrative is that Harris tried to be too moderate then someone like AOC might have some appeal I simply don't know where the party is in terms of the narrative that they are constructing surrounding Harris' loss." While there has been much soul-searching and analysis about Harris' election defeat according to polling conducted after the election by J.L the two main reasons the then-vice president lost was because of voter's reticence to elect a woman and because of economic concerns a political scientist who runs the Centre on U.S Politics at University College London (UCL) agreed and said Ocasio-Cortez was likely to come up against opposition similar to the opposition Sanders faced when he ran for the Democratic nomination In 2016, the Independent from Vermont garnered around 19 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary He dropped out in 2020 after receiving over 1,000 delegates "AOC is a celebrity with a near cult following," Gift told Newsweek. "However, the same problem that Bernie Sanders ran into is the one AOC will run into if she aspires for the White House It's hard for a quasi-avowed socialist to win a national election in the U.S it remains unclear whether she widen her circle of support and pick off a certain fraction of former Trump voters and moderate Democrats she'll be picked apart for fringe views on a litany of cultural issues and her big government approach to policymaking." If Ocasio-Cortez wins the Democratic nomination, she will then face the electorate at large and run for president against the Republican nominee—likely to be Vice President JD Vance A Siena College poll of 802 New York state voters found that 21 percent of Republicans now view her favorably—up from just six percent in 2019 Neiheisel said this "could just be a reflection of greater familiarity with her in the state" or because New Yorkers might "see her as one of the more reasonable" members of the so-called "squad", a group of progressives in Congress And a Gallup poll in January suggested she had a net favorability rating of -10 percent among Americans suggesting her popularity is far from assured told Newsweek Ocasio-Cortez was too progressive to win over the electorate "AOC has as much chance of winning the White House as the Las Vegas Raiders have in winning the Super Bowl immigration and healthcare will not appeal to swing voters in the battleground states especially more traditionally conservative suburbanites as two of the last three presidential elections have shown slightly left of center female nominees are not electable due to traditional culturally biased attitudes against women in positions of high authority an expert in American politics at the University of Surrey in the U.K. said Ocasio-Cortez doesn't play as well with "older more centrist Democrats" and is seen as radical by some states where "Democrats have to appeal to the center-right as much as the center-left." "The USA is an inherently conservative capitalist country and therefore it will always be hard for a true progressive to win the middle ground to a necessary extent to win the White House," he told Newsweek But some conservative voices are sounding alarms about Ocasio-Cortez's potential "Just a word of warning to the Republicans, to my party, do not underestimate AOC, she's young, she's vibrant, she's attractive," former Trump Treasury official Monica Crowley told Fox News last November. "I think she's wrong on everything And all the energy and activism in the Democrat party remains with the revolutionary left "She's going to run and her message of economic populism is more powerful than people are giving her credit for," conservative political commentator Meghan McCain predicted earlier this month Ocasio-Cortez raised approximately $15.16 million during the 2023–2024 election cycle for her 2024 congressional reelection campaign according to Federal Election Commission data The average for House members that year was $3.31 million Ocasio-Cortez achieved her strongest fundraising quarter to date bringing in $9.6 million from 266,000 individual donors she would become the first female president of the United States and the youngest ever person to hold the office A President Ocasio-Cortez would also beat the record for the U.S president with the longest surname in history That polysyllabic distinction currently belongs to former President Dwight D who served in office between 1953 and 1961 Hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. Jason Lemon is a Senior Politics Editor at Newsweek based in Brooklyn, New York politics and international affairs. He joined Newsweek in 2018 and had previously worked as an editor at a Middle Eastern media startup called StepFeed He also worked a year as a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has bylines in The Christian Science Monitor Al Fanar Media and A Magazine. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and Andrews University in Michigan You can get in touch with Jason by emailing j.lemon@newsweek.com are "in the lead right now" when he was asked about a possible Democratic 2028 presidential ticket "From one end of our country to the other—in red states and the poor are desperately looking for a new and bold vision for America's future," Sanders told Newsweek in a Sunday statement Newsweek reached out to Ocasio-Cortez office via email for comment on Saturday Ocasio-Cortez, 35, is floated by many analysts as a possible 2028 contender. Meanwhile, she and Sanders, 83, have held a series of massive rallies as part of "Fighting Oligarchy" tour across the country including in states and districts won by Trump most analysts do not believe the progressive senator is a likely 2028 contender McCarthy, a Trump ally who resigned from Congress in 2023, appeared on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday. During the show, Maher asked the former GOP congressman who he sees as the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential ticket Bernie and AOC," McCarthy responded quickly "They've got the biggest crowds," McCarthy said but right now they [Democrats] have no leader." Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are "going to lead right now," the Republican added later in the segment "I'm just saying who's in the lead right now When Maher pushed back on using crowd sizes as an indicator McCarthy said "it drives where the ideas are gonna go Some recent polls have shown Ocasio-Cortez in second place after former Vice President Kamala Harris A survey by Quantus Insights carried out among 1,000 registered voters from April 21 to 23 showed Harris with 30 percent and Ocasio-Cortez in second place at 14 percent Sanders registered at 6 percent in the same poll Senator Bernie Sanders to Newsweek on Sunday: "The status quo is not working and cannot continue to be defended The American people desperately want this country to move forward in a new direction: economically And we are enormously proud that we're helping to shape that path we have the power to create a government and an economy that works for all of us Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when asked by a Fox News reporter last week about a possible presidential run: "This moment isn't about campaigns It's about making sure people are protected and we've got people that are getting locked up for exercising their First Amendment rights We're getting 2-year-olds that are getting deported into cells in Honduras We're getting people that are about to get kicked off of Medicaid Anna Bahr, Sanders' communications director, told Newsweek on Friday: "Lifelong Republicans Democrats and people who have never been involved with politics have all turned out for the Fighting Oligarchy tour We are not living in a 'left versus right' political paradigm anymore It's 'the very top versus everyone else.'" Billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk in an April 11 X post: "Bernie is just fully communist." Speculation about 2028 will continue especially as Democratic candidates hold off on declaring their ambitions ET: This article was updated with a statement from Sanders Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Progressive New York Democrat draws focus with campaign-style video I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has brushed aside speculation that she could be preparing a presidential run in 2028 With her party still reeling from former vice president Kamala Harris’s defeat last November, the New Yorker has emerged as a leading light of its progressive wing . Recently she crossed the country with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on a joint “Fighting Oligarchy” speaking tour that has attracted large crowds Ocasio-Cortez has also drawn focus by posting a campaign-style video on social media this month showcasing clips from the tour that some have seen as a hint at her future White House ambitions Asked whether that was the case by a Fox News Digital reporter on Capitol Hill on Tuesday answering mockingly: “Because of my Instagram posts?” Pressed for a response, she said: “Look, it’s a video. Frankly, what people should be most concerned about is the fact that Republicans are trying to cut Medicaid right now and people’s healthcare It’s a danger and that’s really what my central focus is.” Ocasio-Cortez was also asked about recent favorable polling, including a Yale University survey that found that she was the second most popular Democratic presidential contender ahead of the next election, behind only Harris. “To me, this moment is not about campaigns or elections or about politics. It’s about making sure people are protected,” she said. “And we’ve got people that are getting locked up for exercising their First Amendment rights, we’re getting two-year-olds getting deported into cells in Honduras, we’re getting people about to get kicked off of Medicaid. That, to me, is the most important thing.” In the video in question, Ocasio-Cortez is seen speaking with Sanders in Nampa, Idaho, on April 14 and telling their audience: “Don’t let them trick us into thinking we are enemies. “Don’t let them trick us into thinking that we can be separated into rural and urban, Black and white and Latino. We are one.” The clip also reminds viewers that the congresswoman was once a waitress from the Bronx. “Impossible is nothing,” she tells the crowd. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies govt and politics"},{"score":0.7748,"label":"/law govt and politics/government"},{"score":0.75226,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/elections/presidential elections"},{"score":0.583379,"label":"/art and entertainment/shows and events"},{"score":0.540026,"label":"/society/work"},{"score":0.539192,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/political parties"},{"score":0.500621,"label":"/law "Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I'm using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections There's "nothing illegal about it — and if they want to make it illegal Love this! AOC just fired back at Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, after he threatened to arrest her, saying “Come for me!” This is exactly the kind of pushback that the American people want to see right now! pic.twitter.com/SqnyduyxAt The conflict between AOC and Homan stems from a February webinar hosted by Ocasio-Cortez, in which she and immigrant rights advocates discussed how undocumented immigrants can respond to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents streamed live and promoted to her more than 12 million followers included a pamphlet titled "Do Not Open Your Door," advising immigrants that ICE agents need a judicial warrant to enter a home Homan reacted swiftly, telling Fox News that he had been "working with the Department of Justice" to investigate whether the congresswoman's actions amounted to impeding federal immigration enforcement "Maybe AOC is going to be in trouble now," he said claiming that advising undocumented individuals to ask for warrants could constitute "harboring or impeding law enforcement," which he described as a felony Ocasio-Cortez tackled Homan's legal interpretation on X (formerly Twitter): "Maybe he can learn to read The Constitution would be a good place to start." She also defended her webinar as a constitutional and educational effort The feud escalated further when Ocasio-Cortez sent a formal letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting clarification on whether she was under federal investigation following Homan's repeated threats Homan has gone on multiple forums threatening political prosecution against me," she wrote Ocasio-Cortez also described ICE raids as "state-sanctioned kidnappings" and reiterated that immigrants are under no obligation to open their doors without a judicial warrant "They do not have carte blanche to enter," she said FTPs for TV stations is available here Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor on the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term to highlight the disastrous impacts President Trump’s agenda have had on hardworking Nevadans and their businesses Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: we will end inflation and make America affordable again it’s been 100 days since he entered the White House His tariffs are increasing costs for the average family by more than $4,000 a year He has slashed billions from programs that everyday Americans rely on including $1 Billion for mental health care services He has directed Elon Musk and his unqualified loyalists to fire more than 121,000 federal employees delivering essential services – everyone from to Park Rangers tasked with keeping Americans safe to scientists researching cures to deadly diseases He’s pushing House and Senate Republicans to rubber stamp a plan to cut nearly $1 trillion dollars from Medicaid in order to give tax cuts to billionaires And he’s created endless chaos and uncertainty I could go on and on – that’s just how much damage President Trump has caused to our country in 100 days – but I want to take some time to focus on the impact his economic agenda is having on our small businesses where there are almost 300,000 small businesses These mom-and-pop shops are the lifeblood of our economy and are a part of the fabric of every community And it’s these small businesses that are bearing the brunt of President Trump’s destructive tariffs I believe targeted tariffs on our adversaries can be a useful tool to protect American jobs and support our national security But these blanket tariffs are the opposite of that These last two weeks – while back home in Nevada – I got a first-hand account of what small businesses are having to deal with I heard these concerns from three small business owners in Las Vegas: Juanny All three of these women own shops that serve specialty drinks and incredible food to Nevadans – from coffee and boba to tacos In Vegas – as you may know – travel and tourism are the backbone of our economy When people come to Las Vegas they don’t just visit the Strip and all over the valley to patronize our small businesses like Kristen – their margins are already razor-thin and tourism is key to meeting their bottom line we’re already seeing a decline in visitors coming to Las Vegas.  Whether people are staying home because they don’t have any room in their budgets for a vacation or international tourists are choosing other destinations – Trump’s economic agenda is threatening to crater our $2 trillion tourism economy.  And when they can’t keep up because costs are rising or because of the higher cost of importing their supplies – they’re forced to raise their prices and pass the burden onto customers And this same sentiment is echoed in the Northern part of our state a small coffee shop owner who is already asking himself how he can continue to navigate everyday operations amid the uncertainty He doesn’t want to pass higher costs onto customers but if Trump’s erratic tariff agenda continues Trump says Americans must accept short-term pain for long-term gain but what is there to be gained if hardworking Nevadans have to close the doors of their businesses how much damage is he going to potentially cause in the next 100 and small businesses across the United States may soon be faced with having to close up shop Will they make it through the rest of Trump’s term But I hope my Republican colleagues stop rubber stamping Trump’s harmful agenda and actually stand up for working families and small businesses Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back at Trump border czar Tom Homan on Friday after threats about referring her to the Department of Justice (DOJ) over advising people on immigration Newsweek reached out to the DOJ via online form Friday night for comment Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping change Trump announced the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 a wartime law that grants the commander in chief authority to detain or deport noncitizens The implementation was blocked in federal court and has since sparked a contentious legal back-and-forth Homan is tasked with deportation efforts and has touted numbers on his social media that point to the Trump administration's work thus far in reducing border crossings Ocasio-Cortez has made it a point to hit back at the Trump administration's immigration policies by speaking about them at rallies across the U.S On the congresswoman's website there is also a section about immigration "Our office is generally only able to provide immigration casework assistance to constituents who have open immigration cases our office can submit inquiries to federal agencies to follow up on the following applications and cases: Reacting to Ocasio-Cortez's position of speaking out against the administration and helping constituents with immigration policy Homan said she is helping people evade law enforcement The border czar has even called for U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ to investigate lawmakers like Ocasio-Cortez and give him guidelines on what crosses the legal line In a Friday town hall in Jackson Heights in the Queens borough of New York City, Ocasio-Cortez took a swipe at Homan and the DOJ regarding their comments, saying, "When we first did one of these seminars, Tom Homan, then-acting director of ICE said that he was going to threaten to refer me to the DOJ because I'm using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutionally guaranteed protections So don't let them intimidate you into thinking that you're doing something wrong by telling people what their actual Homan has worked under former President Barack Obama and Trump during his first term The nation has also been gripped by the deportation case of El Salvadoran nation Kilmar Abrego Garcia The Trump administration accidentally sent Abrego Garcia back to his home country due to an "administrative error" after an immigration court said he was barred from returning over retaliation fears of rival gangs of MS-13 The Trump administration has accused the 29-year-old Maryland man of being a member of the El Salvadoran gang which has been designated a foreign terrorist organization His family denies any ties to gangs and Abrego Garcia has no criminal record in the United States accused him of domestic violence and filed paperwork to obtain a restraining order In an exclusive statement to Newsweek, Vasquez Sura said and I decided not to follow through with the civil court process We were able to work through the situation privately as a family Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on X in April: "Under the leadership of President Donald J we have the most secure border in American history daily border encounters are down 93% and migrant crossings are down 99.99% at the Darien Gap The world is hearing our message: do not come to this country illegally deport you and you will not be allowed to return." Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York posted to X on Thursday: "The Trump administration is patently breaking the law trying to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport people without due process We won't stop fighting for our Constitution." The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to take failed immigration cases in lower courts most recently requesting that the High Court allow revocation of Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants—which would clear a path for more deportations Ocasio-Cortez is one of the Democratic Party's most influential lawmakers She's been viewed by members of both major parties as both a lightning rod and an advocate for change who has served New York's 14th congressional district since 2019 is drawing more appeal from members of the political opposition A survey of 802 New York State voters conducted by the Siena College Research Institute between April 14-16 shows that 21 percent of statewide Republicans view her in a "favorable" light About 60 percent of Republicans said the opposite while 19 percent weren't sure or offered no opinion on her It's a dramatic shift from when she was first elected A Siena survey of 700 statewide voters in March 2019 showed that just 6 percent of New York Republicans viewed her favorably The same poll from six years ago asked if Ocasio-Cortez was a "hero" or "villain," to which just 2 percent of Republicans at the time viewed her as a "hero." The question was not asked in the most recent survey About 64 percent Democrats viewed her in a favorable manner in the most recent poll Ocasio-Cortez is also more popular statewide in the most recent Siena survey than her Democratic counterpart, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Schumer's 39 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable ratings pale in comparison to Ocasio-Cortez's 47 percent favorable and 33 percent unfavorable ratings The fourth-term congresswoman is the most well-liked New York elected official of anyone per the poll, topping Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, Democratic Representative Richie Torres, Republican Representative Mike Lawler Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a recent rally in Los Angeles: "I heard that someone was flying a plane with a banner that said this is Trump country.. Former 538 staffer Galen Druke: "I think there's a lot of points in her favor at this very moment. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has broad appeal across the Democratic Party." Conservative political commentator Meghan McCain predicted on Thursday that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez writing in a social media post that the congresswoman's economic message is "more powerful than people are giving her credit for." McCain, whose father John McCain was the Republican nominee for president in 2008, cast doubt on a potential 2028 presidential run by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg due to his low polling among Black Americans Newsweek has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez's and McCain's press teams via email on Friday Early polling indicates she is among the top contenders for the Democratic nomination in 2028 though some within the party express concerns about her nationwide appeal The scale of Trump's triumph has sparked widespread soul-searching within the Democratic Party over what went wrong and how to rebuild. Democratic leaders have come under criticism from within the party, highlighting divisions among Democrats On Thursday, McCain reshared a video on X, formerly Twitter with clips of the representative speaking at recent mass rallies alongside Sanders McCain wrote: "She's going to run and her message of economic populism is more powerful than people are giving her credit for." McCain shared another X post regarding Buttigieg's potential run "He polls at 0% with black voters...," indicating his unlikeliness to perform well in a national election Recent polls suggest a competitive field for the 2028 Democratic nomination A Quantus Insights poll of 1,000 registered voters from April 21 to 23 found Harris is leading the primary field with 30 percent Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey at 13 percent The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points Buttigieg's decision not to run for Michigan's Senate seat has fueled speculation about a future presidential bid "While my own plans don't include running for office in 2026 Some conservatives have expressed their distaste with a potential Ocasio-Cortez run, such as conservative host Tomi Lahren She makes Kamala look like Albert Einstein." McCain responded on Friday morning: "So was [former President Joe] Biden...Dumb people get elected president." Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a Las Vegas rally in March: "This isn't just about Republicans We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us But what that means is that we as a community must choose and vote for Democrats and elected officials who know how to stand up for the working class." who attended Ocasio-Cortez's Denver rally with Senator Bernie Sanders previously told Newsweek: "The Democratic Party has not been taking strong actions for the working class and then laid out their plans for action which were met with strong cheers from the 30,000 people who showed up Those moments were when I felt the most empowered and ready to fight for my neighbors." Official announcements for the 2028 Democratic primary are not expected until closer to the election and will serve as a time to potentially rebrand the Democratic Party which had huge losses across 2024 elections Ocasio-Cortez's current terms ends on January 3 Video of the Senator’s remarks at a press conference introducing this critical legislation is available here Video download is available here Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) led 43 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Tax Cut for Workers Act to give millions of working Americans a much-needed tax break Cortez Masto’s bill is part of Senate Democrats’ comprehensive plan to bring relief to the American people and it is being introduced with the Senators’ American Families Act to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit. The Tax Cuts for Workers Act will be introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressmen Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) “With costs skyrocketing right now thanks to the Trump administration millions of hardworking Americans need expanded tax relief to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table for their families,” said Senator Cortez Masto “This bill is focused on those who really need a tax cut – middle-class Americans who contribute to our economy – not Donald Trump’s billionaire friends “Working people need relief more than ever The Trump Administration’s reckless tariff policy will cost the average American family upwards of $3,800 annually,” said Senator Bennet coupled with an extension of Trump’s tax cuts for his billionaire friends Senator Cortez Masto and I are committed to passing real tax relief for middle-class families through the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.” The existing Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – the Worker Tax Cut – has been delivering tax relief for millions of workers for decades and Cortez Masto is determined to give more working Americans a break Her legislation would cut taxes for working class Americans without children who currently receive a much smaller EITC than workers with children This expansion would include over 136,000 Nevadans by nearly tripling the average tax break many of these Americans receive from the existing EITC It also extends eligibility for the tax cut to workers under the age of 25 and over the age of 64 Read the full bill here Additional cosponsors include Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) Senator Cortez Masto supports raising the federal minimum wage and eliminating the minimum wage gap for tipped workers nationally.  Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday about President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs plan challenging the idea that the administration would be able to hit a Wednesday midnight deadline while negotiating with 50 countries and without a better plan to handle the negative effects on U.S Trump announced the tariffs plan last week in an event he called “Liberation Day,” saying they were aimed at resolving a longtime trade deficit with partners around the world Some Republicans have defended the tariffs economists and other countries have blasted the plan emphasizing deep and negative effects for U.S as well as wider geopolitical consequences Several economists have said the formula the White House used to develop the tariffs is flawed and misunderstands some key trade metrics WATCH: ‘No particular timeline’ for tariff negotiations, U.S. trade rep says hours before they begin Cortez Masto said she was concerned that Greer was not being realistic nor “intellectually honest” about the time it takes to negotiate trade agreements She asked Greer about his involvement in United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement during Trump’s first administration “How long did it take to negotiate that agreement the USMCA that you were part of?” Cortez Masto asked We did it in about two years,” Greer said And now you’re telling us you have nearly 50 countries coming to you and you think that you can do that overnight?” Cortez Masto said WATCH: Trump holds firm to his tariffs and threatens more on China The senator said she was offended by Greer’s suggestion in his opening statement that “we must accept self-inflicted economic pain” to “become an economy based on producing real goods and services.” “What does that mean? What does that mean to my service industry and every service industry across this country that relies on tourism and travel, that is the backbone really of part of our billion-dollar economy?” said Cortez Masto, whose home state generated $100 billion from tourism last year, according to a recent report. “What do I tell them? That they just have to suck it up? That they’re not really of this real services — that you have another idea for the jobs that they should engage in?” she added. “Essentially what I’m hearing is we should have the status quo, we should keep the $1.2 trillion dollar trade deficit that Biden left us with and I don’t think that’s adequate,” Greer said. By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Associated Press By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press Erica R. Hendry is the managing editor for digital at PBS NewsHour. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. 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