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Rashida Tlaib's Tough Primary Race Tests the Squad's Strength
Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib is locked in what could be a tight race to retain her House seat. A loss could deal a big blow to the foursome known as the Squad and their progressive agenda.
Squad Aims to Put More Money Where Their Mouths Are With New Political Fund
In a move that formalizes their political alliance, the four first-term progressives Democratic congresswomen known as "The Squad" have launched a fundraising organization to raise money for candidates who share their views and to advance progressive causes.
Tlaib Warns Bezos 'We Don't Play' as She Requests Amazon Site Probe
Concerns have been raised over worker safety in regards to issues such as social distancing and protective equipment at Amazon sites amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michigan Rep Blasts Hospitals for Closing During Pandemic: 'Not Profitable'
"Hospitals are closing because now that they actually have to take care of sick people and not make money off of all these surgeries and for-profit schemes," Rashida Tlaib said Sunday.
Rashida Tlaib Calls Out Joe Biden, Says He 'Silenced Anita Hill'
Biden has previously expressed "regret" over how Hill was treated when she testified that Thomas has sexually harassed her during his confirmation hearings in 1991.
Tlaib Detained by Police at Detroit Protest Against Delta Airlines
Representative Rashida Tlaib was detained with members of the labor union Unite Here Friday in a protest against Delta Airlines at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. "We won't stop until we get #fairwages and #healthcare," Tlaib tweeted.
Former Lawmaker Confronts Rashida Tlaib, 'What About Your Anti-Semitism?'
Rutgers University campus police removed a former Democratic assemblyman from a Muslims4Peace-organized event after he asked guest speaker, Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, "What about your anti-Semitism?"
Sanders Is a Democratic Socialist Not a Communist, Here's the Difference
"I think of communism when I think of Bernie," President Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview this past weekend.
Rashida Tlaib Ignores Plea to Not Jeer Hillary Clinton at Sanders Event
The representative from Michigan backed Sanders and responded to Clinton's criticism of the Democrat frontrunner.
Sanders Calls Out Wall Street Firm for 'Destroying the American Rainforest'
Senator Bernie Sanders called out the Wall Street investment firm BlackRock in a video tweeted out on Tuesday. In the tweet, Sanders said, "Funding the slashing and burning of our planet's lungs is a disgrace."
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Files Legislation to Repeal 'Opportunity Zone' Tax Law
Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib filed The Repeal Opportunity Zones Act of 2019 on Friday in an effort to address issues stemming from the Opportunity Zones program.
Tlaib: Democrats Had 'Serious Conversations' on Detaining Trump Officials
"This is pretty uncharted territory for many of us and even for Congress," the Democratic congresswoman said.
Police Chief Calls Tlaib Racist for Facial Recognition Remarks
"If I had made a similar comment, people would be outraged and they would be calling for my resignation," said Detroit Police Chief James Craig.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Says Non-Black People Think Black People 'Look the Same'
"While facial recognition identifies a white man's gender 99% of the time, it misidentifies darker-skinned females up to 35% of the time," Tlaib wrote in a follow-up tweet.
Rashida Tlaib Launches 'Impeach the MF' T-Shirt Range
"Can you imagine the outrage if I had put a T-shirt together like that for impeaching President Obama?" GOP rep. asks.
Tlaib in 'Disbelief' Pence Brought 8 Cars to Island Where They're Banned
"This Administration doesn't care about the law (you know, the U.S. Constitution)," Tlaib said, "so it shouldn't surprise me so much that they don't care about our history or traditions."
Take It From a Marine: The Notion All Muslims Hate Jews is a Blatant Lie
But President Trump and his cronies are pitting fellow Americans against one another, sowing division that undermines everything we're supposed to stand for as a country.
Trips Like Tlaib and Omar's Are Essential for Effective Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump is dead wrong to stand in the way of a congressional delegation.
Trump's Accusation of 'Disloyalty' Reminded Jews Why They Vote Democratic
The president doesn't understand that Jewish support for the Democrats has nothing to do with Israel. It has to do with the question of anti-Semitism and inclusiveness.
Ron Klein: Trump Is 'Weaponizing Anti-Semitism' That 'Incites Violence'
"The Jewish community is less safe than it was three years ago," Ron Klein asserted.
'The Squad' Sings to Donald Trump in 'The Simpsons' Clip
The spoof of "West Side Story" sees Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib confront the president in the White House.
#DisloyalToTrump Trends After President Accuses U.S. Jews of 'Disloyalty'
Trump was condemned for remarks he made in the Oval Office which critics say used the anti-Semitic trope of Jewish Americans having dual loyalty to the U.S. and Israel.
GOP Congressman: Tlaib 'Hates Jews More Than She Likes Her Grandmother'
Republican congressman Mark Green on Tuesday lashed out at Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, during his appearance on Fox News.
Rashida Tlaib Calls Police Facial Recognition Software 'Bulls**t'
The freshman Democrat has accepted an offer from Detroit Police Chief James Craig to visit the department and learn more about how it uses facial recognition software to catch violent criminals.
Donald Trump Accuses Jews Who Vote Democrat of 'Great Disloyalty'
"It is not mearly [sic] an antisemitic dog whistle — it's a bullhorn to his white nationalist base," the progressive Jewish-American group IfNotNow told Newsweek in a statement.
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib Slam Trump, Netanyahu Over Israel Ban
"Denying a visit to duly elected members of Congress is not consistent with being an ally and denying millions of people freedom of movement or expression or self-determination is not consistent with being a democracy."
Omar, Tlaib Share Drawing by Man Who Placed in Holocaust Cartoon Contest
The Muslim congresswomen have been condemned in the past for making anti-Semitic tropes and supporting a boycott movement against Israel.
World Jewish Congress Criticizes Tlaib For Suggesting Bill Maher Boycott
The World Jewish Congress' President Ronald Lauder on Sunday compared Tlaib's suggestion to boycott Maher to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Israel's Ban on Tlaib and Omar Shows Contempt for Democracy
Their joint effort to ban U.S. congresswomen from visiting the West Bank aligns the U.S. and Israel with the global authoritarian right.
Trump Applauds That Rashida Tlaib's Grandmother 'Doesn't Have To See Her'
"Who wouldn't be proud of a granddaughter like that? I love her and am so proud of her," Tlaib's grandmother told The Washington Post.