A $174,000 salary isn't enough for members of Congress. In fact, they should probably give themselves a $100,000 raise.

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Rep. Patrick McHenry made waves last week when he called for a pay raise for members of Congress.
Rep. Patrick McHenry made waves last week when he called for a pay raise for members of Congress.

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Elizabeth Warren tried to convince AOC not to endorse Bernie Sanders in 2020 by compiling top Sanders backers' mean tweets: book

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren fought hard to get Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to stay on the sidelines of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary

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AOC still had nearly 800 unread texts a year after her shocking 2018 victory: 'She never called anyone back'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York holds her phone on the House floor on October 25, 2023.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York holds her phone on the House floor on October 25, 2023.

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AOC has privately fretted about the toxicity of 'Bernie Bros' and misogyny within left-wing politics, book reveals

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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AOC says Democratic Socialists and Justice Democrats weren't responsible for her first election win: 'When it looked appealing enough, they jumped in'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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AOC says her life 'completely transformed' for the better after Pelosi stepped down from leadership

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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Hitting the gym, dog-sitting, and actually showing up to meet constituents: Here's how House Democrats spent their 3 weeks without a speaker

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House Democrats during a roll-call vote for speaker of the House on October 17, 2023.
House Democrats during a roll-call vote for speaker of the House on October 17, 2023.

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AOC says 'anti-Semitic' Christian fundamentalism in the US is partially to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York at a hearing on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2023.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York at a hearing on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2023.

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AOC says Biden must continue his outreach to progressives ahead of the 2024 election, similar to efforts after the 2020 Democratic primary: 'It is not one and done'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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AOC says the US should apologize for its history of interventions in Latin America: 'It's very hard for us to move forward when there is this huge elephant in the room'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile.

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