Ocasio-Cortez, other progressives land spots on powerful committee poised to investigate Trump
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and numerous other progressive Democrats have been appointed to the influential House Oversight and Reform committee, according to a Tuesday release from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Ocasio-Cortez — who has emerged as the face of a new movement of young, liberal-leaning Democrats — is set to join the investigative committee that will serve as “a check on the executive branch," Chairman Elijah E. Cummings said in the days following the 2018 midterm election. Among the other progressive Democrats ...
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