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Rep. Connolly Defeats Rep. Ocasio-Cortez For Top House Oversight Role

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loses bid for top Democrat on House Oversight Committee to Rep. Gerry Connolly. Connolly vows to combat 'Republican playbook'...

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AOC loses bid for oversight position

Rep. Gerry Connolly, who is battling esophageal cancer, will be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee

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AOC Loses Key Vote In Bid To Become Top Dem In House Oversight Committee But Vows To Fight On

The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee formally recommended Rep. Gerry Connolly for the post. It is not the final decision as the full caucus has to make the final vote

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Rep. Connolly Narrowly Wins Recommendation Over AOC For Oversight Panel

Rep. Gerry Connolly narrowly recommended over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for House Oversight panel leadership. Ocasio-Cortez expected to challenge decis...

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Amazon Warehouses Benefit Local Economies, Study Finds

The newly published paper found that Amazon's entry in a metro area led to increases in wages, jobs, and home values.

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Nancy Pelosi is now trying to tank AOC’s committee ambitions after helping orchestrate Biden’s fall, report says

A number of ranking members on various panels who are in their seventies are facing challenges from younger colleagues

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Democratic Centrists Endorse Rep. Gerry Connolly For Oversight Committee Leadership

New Democrat Coalition endorses Rep. Gerry Connolly for Oversight Committee leadership, highlighting party divisions and the crucial role of the committee ...

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Pelosi opposes AOC oversight bid

The former House speaker has been asking members to oppose the progressive even as she backs other insurgent bids

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Nancy Pelosi Working To Defeat AOC's Bid For Top Democratic Spot In House Oversight Committee

The former House speaker is campaigning on behalf of Gerry Connolly

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GOP chairman says he’s a ‘big AOC fan,’ supports her bid to be top Democrat on Oversight Committee

James Comer also hinted at his fraught relationship with outgoing ranking member Jamie Raskin, saying that the “Democrats have nowhere to go but up” after Raskin’s time on the committee.

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Assad Gone at Last

Plus: AOC ascendant, China preps for tariffs, Haitian deportation, and more...

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AOC Formally Announces Candidacy for Top Oversight Committee Position Amid Party Anxiety

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launches bid to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee in latest sign she is cozying up with the party.

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AOC wants top Democratic seat on House committee that will try to keep Trump in check during his second term

Democrats ‘cannot’ and ‘will not’ allow the Republican majority to use ‘their chaos to confuse, disorient, and distract the public’s attention away from their disastrous agenda,’ Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a letter

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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Vies For House Oversight Committee Ranking Member

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks key role on House Oversight Committee, competing against Rep. Gerry Connolly. Democrats strategize to oppose Trump admi...

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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Expected To Enter Race For Oversight Committee

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez considers running for top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, impacting Democratic strategies for countering Trump.

The Independent UK

Why a second Trump presidency is good for AOC and Jamie Raskin’s careers

ANALYSIS: The Democratic gerontocracy may be crumbling, reports Eric Garcia

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After pardoning Hunter, what else might Biden push through before he cedes the presidency to Trump?

THE TRUMP TRANSITION : Is the president in his YOLO era? Andrew Feinberg explains what the president can and can’t do in his lame duck period — and what’s most likely

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AOC weighs run for top oversight job

The progressive lawmaker is one of many younger members challenging more senior colleagues for top committee roles

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AOC Wants Biden To Keep Going After Pardoning His Son And Commute Sentences Of Death Row Inmates

"It's more about the fact that he's only pardoning his son when there are, in fact, many people, including Leonard Peltier, as well as several cases" who "should be taken off death row"

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Democrat Official Accuses Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Of Abandoning Constituents

Former ally criticizes Rep. Ocasio-Cortez for neglecting crime-ridden Queens neighborhood, sparking community discontent.

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AOC Silent On Hunter Biden Pardon After Celebrating Verdict As Proof That "Dems Are Willing To Accept When Our Justice System Works'

Back in June, the lawmaker said the case illustrated differences between Democrats and Republicans' approach to negative judicial outcomes

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Progressive Democrats try and chart a path after Trump

Progressives talk about appealing to the working class. What policies they will deploy is not entirely clear yet, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Trump official says ‘do not underestimate’ AOC as some insiders push for her to lead Democrats

The Democratic congresswoman, 35, is known for her leftist stance on multiple issues and ability to ‘cut through’ to voters through her use of social media

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‘Enjoy, fellas!’: AOC pokes fun at Musk and Ramaswamy for ‘privilege’ of working with MTG

The New York congresswoman blasted Greene’s competency online and said she was ‘absolutely dying [with laughter]’ at the thought of the trio’s new working relationship

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AOC Mocks MTG Over New Gig with Musk's DOGE: 'Like Giving Someone an Unplugged Controller'

After learning that Greene had been appointed to chair the Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee, Ocasio-Cortez could not help but mock the news.

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