All posts tagged "Rashida Tlaib"

An irate Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) again yelled at President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

"You should be ashamed of yourself," Trump scolded as Omar shouted, "You have killed Americans!"

Omar was referring to the death of two Minneapolis citizens, nurse Alex Pretti and mother Renee Good, who were shot and killed by ICE agents in January. ...

WASHINGTON — “The Squad” — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) tight knit band of progressive rabble-rousers — is still making headlines.

But lately, it’s for all the wrong reasons.

After a string of scandals, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) are both facing AIPAC-backed primary challengers this year. Bowman’s troubles include pleading guilty to pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol, over which House Republicans censured him. Bush, meanwhile, is under investigation by the FBI for paying her husband for security services....

If Joe Biden loses against Donald Trump in 2024, it will be the fault of Democrats who started eating their own, according to a former GOP lawmaker.

Former Republican representative David Jolly (FL) appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports on Sunday, and was asked about the recent actions of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who recently endorsed a protest vote against the current president.

"How much could the opposition, in general, from within his own party, hurt President Biden in the campaign?" the host asked....

DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib is endorsing the campaign urging Michigan Democrats to vote "uncommitted" in the Feb. 27 presidential primary in protest of President Joe Biden's policy in Gaza. In a video posted to social media Saturday, Tlaib said it's important to not just march against the "genocide" in Gaza but to form a voting bloc to affect change. "Something that is a bullhorn to say enough is enough. We don't want a country that supports wars and bombs and destruction. We want to support life. We want to stand up for every single life killed in Gaza," Tlaib said. "This is the way you......

WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib in a joint statement issued Thursday that voices support for South Africa's current case against Israel before the International Court of Justice. In arguments before the United Nations' top court Thursday, South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians and pleaded with the United Nations' top court on Thursday to urgently order a halt to the country's military operation. Israel has vehemently denied the allegations. Bush, a two-term Democrat representing St. Louis, and Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and the first Pal......

WASHINGTON – Our nation’s current Congress is surely historic — in all the wrong ways.

The year began with GOP-induced gridlock as Republican holdouts toyed with then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy for 15 grueling rounds – something not witnessed in a century – before giving him the speaker’s gavel.

For nine months. ...