Democrats Reject Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Top Oversight Committee Post
According to multiple reports on Tuesday, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) defeated Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to become the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. Ocasio-Cortez's stinging defeat is a victory for the establishment, which is tightly controlled by party leaders who are often at odds with the lawmaker's anti-establishment views. Ocasio-Cortez tried to win […]
AOC Loses Bid To Serve As Top Democrat On House Oversight Committee
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. (Photo courtesy of ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty) OAN Staff Avril Elfie 10:44am – Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) lost her bid to become the top […]
Democrat rep defeats AOC for top role on key committee
On Tuesday, Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia defeated fellow Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York in the race for the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee in the 119th Congress. Mr Connolly has been a member of Parliament since 2009. lost Ocasio-Cortez won 131-84. Ocasio-Cortez has been a rising star in the […]
AOC loses bid to be top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee
Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York lost her bid for the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee to Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia. Connolly defeated Ocasio-Cortez by 131 votes to 84, in what is seen as a blow to progressives who support Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the progressive group “Squad.” “I appreciate […]
House GOP lawmaker rejects committee assignments to dedicate time to DOGE
One Republican lawmaker has vowed to abandon many of the traditional day-to-day duties of the House Republican Conference, suggesting he will devote more time to supporting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said she would refuse to serve on any given House committee and would refuse to attend the weekly meeting […]
Trump Talking About Jailing January 6 Committee Sounds Like ‘Tin-Pot Dictator’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” that President-elect Donald Trump called him a “tin dictator” when discussing the Jan. 6 jailing of committee members. He said it sounded like a person. “When President Trump talks about sending members of the January 6th committee to prison, he sounds like a tin-foil […]
Rep. Brian Mast Pledges ‘America First’ Agenda as Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, vowed that the United States would “never again be fooled” on the world stage and outlined his priorities as he leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, calling for an “America first” policy. Implementing the policy, “Colonoscopy'' of the Department of State's activities. In a video statement shared on social media on […]
NJ lawmaker crafts state DOGE committee to ‘mirror’ Elon’s brainchild: ‘We need it more’
A leading New Jersey lawmaker is planning to create a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Garden State, modeled after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are trying to create at the federal level. We are proposing a bill to establish DOGE. “We need […]
Comer Supports AOC’s Bid To Become Ranking Member In House Oversight Committee: ‘I’m a Big AOC Fan’
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, will preside over a committee hearing entitled “Fundamentals of the Impeachment Investigation of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.” September 28, 2023 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf3:14 PM – Friday, December 13, 2024 Republican House Oversight […]
Nancy Pelosi Moves to Block AOC from Top Democrat Post on House Oversight Committee
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is trying to block Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) from running to lead the Democratic Party on the House Oversight Committee, according to multiple reports. Punchbowl News and Axios both reported that Pelosi has urged colleagues to support Ocasio-Cortez's opponent, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), for the powerful Oversight Committee position. […]