Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Running to be Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee

Ocasio-Cortez said she wants the committee to not only focus on oversight of the executive branch. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced on Dec. 6 that she is running to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, being the second one to throw her hat in the ring to succeed Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).

As Lawmakers Vow to Protect ‘California Values,’ New Los Angeles County Chair Calls for Bipartisan Approach

‘My mom always said you get more bees with honey than you do with vinegar,’ new Board of Supervisors chair Kathryn Barger told The Epoch Times. LOS ANGELES—As California lawmakers in Sacramento held an emergency session to “Trump-proof” their state against a perceived threat to “California values”—namely with a proposed $25 million litigation fund to