A high-profile member of the “Squad” is taking on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after he announced on Thursday that he would not vote to stop a Republican-backed stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown. CNN reported that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is mobilizing Democrats against Schumer’s plan and noted that some of …
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A high-profile member of the “Squad” is taking on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after he announced on Thursday that he would not vote to stop a Republican-backed stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown.
CNN reported that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is mobilizing Democrats against Schumer’s plan and noted that some of her colleagues are privately urging the leftist firebrand to consider a primary challenge against him.