Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Actor William Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk on “Star Trek,” is not a fan of Elon Musk's changes to Twitter. What Happened: Ever since Musk acquired the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022, he's ruffled some feathers on the Bird App with the changes he...

O'Shares Investment Advisors chairman and renowned "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary says that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D- N.Y.) opposition to Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) building a regional headquarters in New York...

Federal cannabis prisoners who qualify for President Biden’s mass pardon can now begin applying for a “certificate of proof” demonstrating that they’re eligible for clemency. The online application, which is run through the Office of the...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D- N.Y.) is under the scrutiny of the House Ethics Committee for being slow to reimburse vendors for clothing and other expenses associated with her 2021 Met Gala participation. What Happened: The committee released a report by the Office of Congressional Ethics...

It seems strange that Ohio voters are being urged to legalize cannabis by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, says a renowned newspaper editor. “As we know, or at least should know, alcohol-impaired driving is responsible for thousands of traffic deaths nationally each...

Several members of Congress made stock trades that involved oil stocks and defense stocks days before Russia invaded Ukraine and started an international conflict that was one of the top storylines of 2022. Here’s a look at how much one member of Congress may have made from the questionably...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Billy Markus says he’d like to see an interview featuring Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). What Happened: Markus was reacting to a tweet by podcast host Lex Fridman who shared his new year's resolutions on...

Congress left marijuana banking reform out of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday. However, a statement that accompanied a must-pass defense bill includes several drug policy reform components, with one of them revolving around the potential of “plant-based therapies...

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating whether Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV), has abused its power. The announcement of the investigation is leaving some to wonder if Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), aka AOC, ...

Fans who anxiously waited for the presale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour, were met with Ticketmaster’s site being down just before the presale began. DownDetector showed a surge in reports just after 8 a.m. EST on Tuesday. What Happened: "We are currently experiencing...

The 2022 midterms may have had a large impact on the betting odds for the next president of the United States. The Nov. 8 election decides control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races across the country. Here’s a look at the latest...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is once again standing up for immigrants. In a recent interview with Pod Save America, AOC applauded President Biden’s recent cannabis pardons but criticized them for excluding immigrants who were undocumented at the time of their...

More than 130 immigration, civil rights and criminal justice groups are urging President Joe Biden to include immigrants in cannabis pardons that were announced last month.  These groups sent a letter to the President, in which they said they are “grimly disappointed at...

The much-hyped subscription for Twitter verification is finally here. CEO Elon Musk has announced that users can get verified blue tick accounts by paying $8 per month.  With Musk’s first major revision, Twitter updated its app in iOS and declared that starting Saturday it will...

Lawmakers in Washington have written to federal financial regulators, seeking details on the steps taken to stop the “revolving door” between the regulatory agencies and the cryptocurrency industry. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with House members...