AOC wants to cap your credit card interest at 10%. A chart shows how current rates dwarf that amount.
A credit card interest rate cap proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comes as APRs jumped to 21% last year.
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Ilhan Omar says she's barely worth 'thousands let alone millions' — and doesn't own a house or stocks
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a progressive lawmaker from Minnesota, said she doesn't own stocks or a house and still has student debt.
AOC says she's worth less than $500,000 after kickback claims — and seems to get kudos from Trump fans in response
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won plaudits from critics for saying her congressional salary is her only income and she doesn't trade stocks.
Business leaders and lawmakers react to Meta's content moderation changes
Several lawmakers told BI that Meta's content moderation overhaul is a bad sign and an indication CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kowtowing to Donald Trump.
Progressive lawmakers say the reaction to the UHC CEO killing is a 'wake-up call'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the shooting ignited a "mass bubbling of resentment around the precarity that people have been living with."
Luigi Mangione is more complicated than his myth. The internet doesn't care.
Ivy Leaguer, tech bro, leftist nut job: The myth of the person charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson preceded the man.
AOC asked voters why they backed her candidacy and Trump's reelection. Instagram users pointed to the economy and Gaza.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently took to Instagram to argue that "most people" weren't ready for the president-elect to be in office again.
AOC promises an 'out-and-out brawl' if Harris removes FTC chair Lina Khan as president
AOC tweeted in response to Mark Cuban saying that Harris shouldn't keep Khan on as chair of the FTC.
Photos show the biggest moments of the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention was full of standout speeches and memorable appearances.
AOC's speech at the DNC shows just how much she's changed
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, once seen as an insurgent looking to disrupt the Democratic Party, has emerged as a key surrogate for VP Kamala Harris.
AOC unloads on Biden's critics in late-night Instagram Live
AOC argued that some of her colleagues are failing to recognize the risks of dumping Biden. She also blasted their use of anonymous quotes.
Russian yacht trip puts Clarence Thomas back under fire
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for "financial and personal entanglements."
AOC gives a full-throated defense of Biden: 'He is not leaving this race'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that "the matter is closed" on whether Joe Biden should step aside.
AOC wants to impeach SCOTUS justices following Trump immunity ruling
The congresswoman said the Supreme Court has become "consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control."
AOC says she 'wouldn't be surprised' if Trump 'threw me in jail' if he wins in 2024
Ocasio-Cortez argued that "lock her up" was Trump's "motto" during his 2016 campaign and that his return to power in 2025 would be dangerous.
House committee hearing disrupted as Marjorie Taylor Greene and AOC clash over 'fake eyelashes' jibe
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett's appearance, prompting AOC to intervene at a House committee hearing.
AOC says Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign 'broke my brain'
Ocasio-Cortez said that Sanders's first campaign radicalized her and that she "didn't think I deserved health care" before then.
Democrats' dilemma: Which hard-right Republican should they side with?
Some Democrats are unsure how they'll vote on tabling MTG's motion to oust Speaker Johnson. Either way, they could be seen as helping a Republican.
How one 'Squad' member avoided an avalanche of pro-Israel money
Rep. Summer Lee ran on President Joe Biden's agenda while benefitting from a sea change on Israel among the Democratic base.
These 13 House Democrats voted against a resolution to condemn Iran's attack on Israel
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans were teeing up bills "designed purposefully to increase the likelihood of a deadly regional war."