Ocasio-Cortez’s political clout grows after recent progressive wins

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is seeing her political influence grow among Democrats as chatter builds about her future. Ocasio-Cortez had her latest win over the last week when her endorsed candidate in a crowded New Jersey House special primary election, Analilia Mejia, performed above expectations. On Tuesday, her top rival, former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.),…

Raskin sends redistricting plea to Maryland Legislature after Senate president shows opposition

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) sent a late-night letter on Monday to Democrats in Maryland’s General Assembly, urging the state legislators to pass a new redistricting map. The map has already passed the state’s House, but the bill now faces opposition from Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), who has refused to bring the measure…

Khanna reads names of 6 men ‘likely incriminated’ in Epstein files on House floor

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) shared the names of the six men he claimed were “likely incriminated” in the Epstein files on the House floor Tuesday. Khanna’s comments come as the Justice Department has been under fire for how it has handled redactions in the documents, in some cases failing to conceal the names of victims…

Johnson said he plans to view unredacted Epstein files

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that he plans to view a tranche of unredacted Department of Justice (DOJ) files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. DOJ allowed members of Congress to review the unredacted versions of more than three million pages of publicly released Epstein files starting on Monday. The push to release the…