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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said during an online discussion she hosted on Monday that “false accusations of antisemitism are wielded against people of color.” The “Squad” member hosted an online livestream titled “Antisemitism and the Fight for Democracy” on X, admitting that the rise in antisemitism and attacks against Jews since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel – where …

Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., appeared to mix up Memorial Day with Veterans Day in since-deleted posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. On Monday morning, the two “Squad” members posted similar messages to X for the federal holiday dedicated to honoring and mourning U.S. military personnel who died in service to their country. “On Memorial Day, …

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a member of the progressive “Squad” group in the House, kicked over an online beehive by introducing legislation to commemorate Michael Brown, whose death at police hands sparked riots in 2014. “Mike Brown should be turning 28 today, but his life was taken by a Ferguson police officer,” Bush wrote on Monday in a social media …

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the fiery House hearing after Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene traded barbs, saying that members needed to show decorum. “It’s not a good look for Congress,” Johnson told reporters on Friday. The Republican speaker chided both parties, saying that while “vigorous debate” was welcomed, “we have to treat one another with dignity and …

Embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a member of the far-left “Squad,” recently defended a phrase widely viewed as antisemitic that calls for the “extermination” of Jews. Bowman, who is facing a tough primary challenge in New York’s 16th Congressional District, made the controversial comments about the phrase “from the river to the sea” during a debate Monday night against his …

A member of the far-left “Squad” facing a tough challenge from within his own party recently attended a fundraiser co-hosted by an Islamic leader who said he was “happy to see” the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who represents New York’s 16th Congressional District, attended the May 1 fundraiser at a private residence in …

A video posted by far-left anti-Jewish agitators at the University of Oregon has revealed one “Squad” member’s message urging them to continue their aggressive actions. The video of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., appeared in multiple social media posts across a number of platforms earlier this week and was posted by Free Palestine Eugene and the UO Palestine Coalition, two groups …

New York Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, both members of “The Squad,” were seen Friday mingling with anti-Israel agitators at Columbia University, where “support” was offered to those in the encampment established to protest the Israeli military’s actions in Gaza. In one video shared on social media, a smiling Ocasio-Cortez is shown speaking with those inside the encampment …

A member of the far-left “Squad” survived a challenge from a centrist Democrat on Tuesday despite her sharp criticism of Israel that threatened her effort to win re-election in a district with a sizable Jewish community. Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term congresswoman, will once again be the Democrat nominee to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, after defeating local councilwoman Bhavini …

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., paid her husband another $15,000 from her candidate committee this year even as she faces a Justice Department probe into her campaign spending, new filings show. The progressive “Squad” member’s campaign made two $2,500 wage payments to her spouse, Cortney Merritts, each month between January 1 and March 29, according to documents submitted to the Federal …