'Betrayal': AOC livid after 'huge slap in the face' at the hands of Senate Dems
1 week ago

'Betrayal': AOC livid after 'huge slap in the face' at the hands of Senate Dems

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Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid into her Senate counterparts for failing to heed her warning just hours before on CNN. Ocasio-Cortez begged Democrats to reject the House GOP's stopgap funding bill, calling it a "bad idea" and a "mistake" if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer votes for cloture. He said that while the continuing resolution is bad, “allowing Donald Trump to take more power via a government shutdown is a worse option,” Semafor's Burgess Everett reported. "There are members of Congress who have won Trump held districts in some of the most difficult territories in the United States; who walked the plank and took innumerable risks in order to defend the American people.just to see some Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk. They say it also empowers President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk to dismantle parts of the federal government or ignore congressional spending directives.

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'Bad idea': AOC warns Schumer and other Dems poised to make a 'tremendous mistake'
1 week ago

'Bad idea': AOC warns Schumer and other Dems poised to make a 'tremendous mistake'

Raw Story  

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on urging Democrats to reject the House GOP's stopgap funding bill, calling it a "bad idea" and a "mistake" if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer votes for cloture. And that is why House Democrats laid out a plan — as well as several Senate Democrats laid out a plan — to keep government open …

'Spineless' GOP 'cowards' are using Elon Musk as a shield for Trump cuts: GOP strategist
2 weeks ago

'Spineless' GOP 'cowards' are using Elon Musk as a shield for Trump cuts: GOP strategist

Raw Story  

A Republican strategist thinks that allies of Donald Trump's are using Elon Musk as a kind of shield for the unpopular government cuts the president is pushing through. NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Melanie Zanona reported that Musk met with Republicans on Wednesday because they're facing a lot of backlash back home for the cuts. "I encouraged him to go …

Elon Musk Meets With Capitol Hill Republicans Who Discuss Turning DOGE Cuts Into Law
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk Meets With Capitol Hill Republicans Who Discuss Turning DOGE Cuts Into Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday and learned about something new — budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his federal budget slashing effort and enshrine the cuts into law. Elon Musk departs the Capitol following a meeting with Senate Republicans, in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. via …

Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall

Raw Story  

A Republican lawmaker in a MAGA-friendly district is calling on Elon Musk to back off the weekly rounds of mass firings and other sweeping changes inside the federal government sparked by the tech billionaire’s Department of Government Efficiency that has wreaked havoc on government workers nationwide. “If he just takes a half-step back we’ll do something that I think can …

Ex-lawmaker says Republicans are telling him they're 'overwhelmed' by angry calls
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ex-lawmaker says Republicans are telling him they're 'overwhelmed' by angry calls

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Charlie Dent told MSNBC in passing that the Republicans he's hearing from are being "overwhelmed" by the flood of angry calls and emails from constituents back home. "As a political matter, I don't think it makes a whole lot of sense to be highlighting Elon Musk, given that his numbers are much lower than the president's," he said. …

Elon Musk claims Democrats want to 'kill him' over DOGE reforms
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Elon Musk claims Democrats want to 'kill him' over DOGE reforms

India Today  

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, the mastermind behind the Department of Government Efficiency, is facing backlash for policy changes. — Elon Musk February 25, 2025 Musk's comment comes at the backdrop over his ultimatum to federal workers, which tells them 'justify their work' in email. Federal employees to get a second chance to justify their work Following discussions with President …

Republican lawmakers on Elon Musk's ‘work log’ diktat': ‘Put a dose of compassion’
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Republican lawmakers on Elon Musk's ‘work log’ diktat': ‘Put a dose of compassion’

Hindustan Times  

Republicans and Democrats alike have flayed billionaire Elon Musk for his ‘work report’ diktat to federal employees, even as several US government agencies instructed their staffers to not comply with the instructions. ‘These are real people’ John Curtis, a Senator from Utah from Trump's Republican Party, called on Musk to be ‘compassionate.’ “If I could say one thing to Elon …

Democratic congressman who called Musk a ‘d***’ faces DOJ investigation over controversial fight comments
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Democratic congressman who called Musk a ‘d***’ faces DOJ investigation over controversial fight comments

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter,” Garcia …

'You don’t get to slither around in the dark': Dem slams Musk and his 'little suck-ups'
1 month, 1 week ago

'You don’t get to slither around in the dark': Dem slams Musk and his 'little suck-ups'

Raw Story  

There’s “real energy” in the halls of Congress and across the country as voters begin to take notice of “just how lawless” President Donald Trump’s new administration is prepared to be – and Elon Musk is at that top of that list, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren. In an interview published Wednesday in Rolling Stone, Warren saved her fiercest attacks …

'Why so comfortable?' CNN's Dana Bash shames Republican over handing power to Musk
1 month, 1 week ago

'Why so comfortable?' CNN's Dana Bash shames Republican over handing power to Musk

Raw Story  

CNN's Dana Bash pressed House Ways & Means Committee Chair Jason Smith Tuesday about how comfortable he seemed to be at willingly handing over Congress' power of the purse to Elon Musk. "It's strictly about looking at government as a whole, making sure it's efficient, making sure that money is not going in places that illegally it shouldn't have gone …

'Selfish, wasteful, and cruel': Ex-Republican slams Elon Musk's vision for government
1 month, 1 week ago

'Selfish, wasteful, and cruel': Ex-Republican slams Elon Musk's vision for government

Raw Story  

Mona Charen, a former staunch Republican, thinks very little of X owner Elon Musk's efforts to take a sledgehammer to the federal government. Writing at The Bulwark, Charen described Musk's decision to completely and illegally shut down the United States Agency of International Development as "selfish, wasteful, and cruel," as it has purportedly left both government workers and the people …

'Unprecedented' number of 'panic stricken' calls to Congress thanks to Elon Musk
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Unprecedented' number of 'panic stricken' calls to Congress thanks to Elon Musk

Raw Story  

X owner Elon Musk's decision to start shutting down federal agencies on a whim is apparently not playing well with many American voters. The Portland Press Herald reports that members of Congress who represent Maine have been receiving what Rep. Chellie Pingree describes as an "unprecedented" number of calls from "panic-stricken" residents who are worried about Musk arbitrarily slashing at …

'Here's the screw-up': Conservative shows how Elon Musk's plan could come back to bite him
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Here's the screw-up': Conservative shows how Elon Musk's plan could come back to bite him

Raw Story  

A CNN conservative compared Elon Musk's wide-ranging efforts to cut the federal workforce to a haphazard surgeon. The tech billionaire and the quasi-governmental Department of Government Efficiency have offered buyouts to large swaths of the federal workforce, and Musk zeroed in on the U.S. Agency for International Development, putting a freeze on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other …

‘Unsettling’: Columnist sounds alarm as Elon Musk demands Democrat be booted from Congress
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Unsettling’: Columnist sounds alarm as Elon Musk demands Democrat be booted from Congress

Raw Story  

Elon Musk has demanded a Democratic congresswoman be kicked out of Congress because she dared question his motives during last week’s spending bill votes — and it’s set off alarm bells for a columnist. He said Musk’s demand came after Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro questioned his motives for getting involved in the government funding fight. DeLauro wrote a letter to …

Senators lament Elon Musk’s influence and say shutdown would have been avoided if he ‘kept his mouth shut’
3 months ago

Senators lament Elon Musk’s influence and say shutdown would have been avoided if he ‘kept his mouth shut’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are both fed up …

Inside AOC's plan for Dems to go after corporations — especially those tied to Trump
3 months ago

Inside AOC's plan for Dems to go after corporations — especially those tied to Trump

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — After losing the White House and Senate in November, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Democratic Party needs a facelift. “Also, of course, there’s an incoming Trump administration that’s been bought out the wazoo, so we have to highlight that.” With Rep. Jamie Raskin slated to become the top Democrat — or ranking member — on the Judiciary Committee, …

How Elon Musk could disrupt Washington
4 months, 1 week ago

How Elon Musk could disrupt Washington

Politico  

Musk will co-lead the project with Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech investor and MAGA cheerleader who ran against Trump in the GOP primary. The Foundation for American Innovation’s Dan Lips, Samuel Hammond and Thomas Hochman published a report in October titled “An Efficiency Agenda for the Executive Branch,” outlining how an incoming administration could eliminate “waste, fraud, and dysfunction” with the …

AOC skewers Elon Musk’s anti-immigrant stance with four-word tweet
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AOC skewers Elon Musk’s anti-immigrant stance with four-word tweet

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “You’re literally an immigrant,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. Mr Musk was born and …

AOC claps back at Elon Musk for calling her ‘not that smart’
1 year, 5 months ago

AOC claps back at Elon Musk for calling her ‘not that smart’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a firm rebuttal to Elon Musk …

Here’s why Elon Musk told US lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez to stop ‘hitting on’ him
2 years, 10 months ago

Here’s why Elon Musk told US lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez to stop ‘hitting on’ him

Live Mint  

SpaceX founder and billionaire Elon Musk responded to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's public criticism of a “billionaire with an ego problem,” by saying she should stop “hitting on him." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic representative from New York, in a tweet had written, “tired of having to collectively stress about what explosion of hate crimes is happening bc some billionaire with an …

AOC defends time spent on Twitter: ‘Not all politics is envelopes to corporate CEOs for money’
4 years, 3 months ago

AOC defends time spent on Twitter: ‘Not all politics is envelopes to corporate CEOs for money’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democrat lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday defended the time she …

5 Reasons Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Stands Out
6 years, 8 months ago

5 Reasons Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Stands Out

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Progressive political newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trounced Rep. Joe Crowley in the biggest primary upset of 2018, and it seems like her compelling story has resonated with many voters. Here are some of the ways in which Ocasio-Cortez is so remarkable: If She Wins, She Will Be The Youngest Woman Elected To Congress “Congress is too old, they …

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