More from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 60 Minutes
The rookie congresswoman talks with Anderson Cooper about being branded a "flamethrower" and getting into a social media spat with Donald Trump Jr.
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Is Ocasio-Cortez afraid of making enemies?
The freshman congresswoman is often at odds with her own party. She told 60 Minutes she focuses on goals, not allies
George Takei says yes, there are U.S. "concentration camps"
Takei is backing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's description of immigrant detention centers as "concentration camps"
Ocasio-Cortez claims U.S. is running "concentration camps"
The Democratic congresswoman from New York worries Americans could lose the U.S. "to an authoritarian and fascist presidency"
Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say Eddie Lampert "betraying" Sears workers
Buyer of bankrupt Sears claims he didn't get his $5.2 billion worth, voiding promise to pay severance to former employees
Cruz and Ocasio-Cortez team up to combat corruption in Washington
The unlikely pair want to ban former members of Congress from lobbying
Greenpeace gives Biden a low grade on environmental issues
Left-leaning group knocks former vice president but acknowledges he "introduced the first-ever climate bill in Congress back in 1987"
Ocasio-Cortez says she looks at death threats each morning
"I've had mornings where I wake up & the 1st thing I do w/ my coffee is review photos of the men (it's always men) who want to kill me," AOC said
Baseball team plays video depicting Ocasio-Cortez as an "enemy of freedom"
The Fresno Grizzlies, a Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, played the Memorial Day tribute video on Monday
Ocasio-Cortez says abortion bans are about "owning women"
"This law would force children - 12 year olds - to carry a pregnancy by their rapist," ACO said after Alabama's abortion law was passed Wednesday
Ocasio-Cortez and Trump agree: the VA provides quality care to veterans
President Trump tweeted Wednesday that "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is correct" that the VA is effective, but he qualified his agreement with her
"Think of me as the Grim Reaper": McConnell vows to thwart Democratic bills
"If I'm still the majority leader of the Senate after next year, none of those things are going to pass the Senate," McConnell said
John Kerry says AOC's Green New Deal showed "more leadership" than Trump
As secretary of state under Obama, Kerry was instrumental in the 2016 signing of the international Paris climate agreement
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quits Facebook
The freshman representative, a masterful user of social media, is calling out social media for its effects on people young and old. DeMarco Morgan has more.
Ocasio-Cortez comments on college admissions scandal
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed to Felicity Huffman's expected 4 to 10 months in jail as an example of lenient treatment for wealthy people
Pelosi says socialism is "not the view" of Democratic Party
The most powerful woman in American politics told "60 Minutes" that Republicans have an "ongoing theme" of trying to paint Democrats as fringe socialists
Trump tweets video with partial Omar quote and 9/11 footage
President tweeted on Friday that "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" along with the video
Ocasio-Cortez: "I'm proud to be a bartender"
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended the dignity of working class jobs and recalled her time as a bartender at a National Action Network conference.
Would Green New Deal mean no more meat?
Some Democrats in Congress are pushing the Green New Deal, aimed at addressing climate change by limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Republicans claim the proposal would outlaw red meat. Politico Magazine senior writer Michael Grunwald joined CBSN to explain the real climate effects of cattle farming and beef production.
"AOC sucks" chant at Trump rally
A crowd of Trump supporters chanted "AOC sucks" at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan after the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., started talking about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, Thursday night.
"AOC sucks" chants break out as Trump Jr. smiles at rally
Trump Jr., who regularly slams critics of his father on Twitter, took aim at the freshman Democratic congresswoman and her wide-ranging climate change proposal
Trump renews effort to undo health care plan
President Trump is announcing a new Republican focus on health care and legal effort to overturn Obamacare. The Hill reporter Julia Manchester joins CBSN to discuss the reaction from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and more political headlines.
House introduces climate bill after Senate rejects Green New Deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called climate change "an existential threat of our generation, of our time"
Hickenlooper comes out against Green New Deal
"If climate change policy becomes synonymous in the U.S. psyche with higher utility bills, rising taxes and lost jobs, we will have missed our shot"
Senate votes against Green New Deal
The Senate failed to pass a procedural vote on the Green New Deal, a sweeping resolution to combat climate change. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey Burns and Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, join CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" with analysis.
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Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution, lawyers say
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