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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is putting Ed Sheeran on mute. The New York Democrat told TMZ Tuesday that she is boycotting Sheeran’s music over the removal of rapper Macklemore from Sheeran’s ongoing Loop Tour, accusing Sheeran of being complicit in efforts by billionaire Robert Kraft and other stadium owners to silence Macklemore. “I think that what […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) threw her support behind Sen. Ed Markey on Thursday, injecting progressive star power into a Massachusetts Senate primary he now leads by nearly 30 points, hours before the candidates' final debate. Ocasio-Cortez cited her legislative "partnership on the Green New Deal" with Markey in a statement from his campaign, backing the […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) declined to rule out a run for president or a Senate primary challenge against fellow New York Democrat Chuck Schumer during an appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Asked directly by host Jonathan Karl whether she plans to run for president in 2028, Ocasio-Cortez initially deflected. "I'm focused on winning the […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is facing new questions about his standing within his own caucus after a pair of setbacks this week involving Massachusetts and Michigan Democrats. During a debate Monday night in Dedham, Massachusetts, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in the September 1 Democratic primary, said […]

The Democratic Socialists of America gathered in Chicago this weekend for its national convention, and one question dominated the hallways: whether the country's largest socialist organization will formally throw its weight behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president in 2028. Officially, nothing has been decided. A key procedural vote of 14 to 13 blocked an all-member […]