Members of Congress invite immigrants to State of the Union in rebuke of Trump’s abusive policies
Members of Congress invite immigrants to State of the Union in rebuke of Trump’s abusive policies
“Other members of Congress have invited activists — some of whom are immigrants — as their State of the Union guests....
“Other members of Congress have invited activists — some of whom are immigrants — as their State of the Union guests. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY), for example, is bringing Ana Maria Archila, the woman who confronted former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in an elevator last year over his support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Archila, who moved to the United States from Colombia at age 17, has also spoken out against Trump’s racist immigration policies.
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Another Democrat to Boycott State of the Union
Another Democrat to Boycott State of the Union
“Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York was the latest to announce the guest she would be bringing —...
“Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York was the latest to announce the guest she would be bringing — Ana Maria Archila. The co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, Archila had a tense confrontation with Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator during then-nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
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Democrats troll Trump with their State of the Union guests
Democrats troll Trump with their State of the Union guests
Members of Congress have been slower to adopt the practice—unlike the president, each can only invite one guest, and...
Members of Congress have been slower to adopt the practice—unlike the president, each can only invite one guest, and won’t have cameras trained on them—but in an era of political showmanship, when a pair of sunglasses can drive an entire news cycle, Democrats are leaning into the troll. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans to bring Ana Maria Archila, the activist who famously shouted down Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, to Trump’s Tuesday address. Other representatives will bring former and current undocumented immigrants, who either worked at a Trump golf resort or as Trump’s housekeeper; parents of victims of the Parkland mass shooting, as well as a Parkland survivor; and a climate-change advocate. According to The New York Times, many Democrats will wear white, the color of the women’s suffrage movement, in a show of solidarity against Trump.
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Ocasio-Cortez invites activist who confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh nomination as State of the Union guest
Ocasio-Cortez invites activist who confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh nomination as State of the Union guest
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has invited Ana Maria Archila to be her guest at President Donald...
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has invited Ana Maria Archila to be her guest at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.
Archila, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy, is the activist who confronted Jeff Flake, who was then serving as a GOP senator, in an elevator on Capitol Hill in a viral moment over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
The Center for Popular Democracy announced the news on Monday with a video featuring Ocasio-Cortez, and Archila and the congresswoman's office confirmed the invitation to CNN. It was first reported by The Intercept.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites activist who protested Brett Kavanaugh nomination as her State of the Union guest
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites activist who protested Brett Kavanaugh nomination as her State of the Union guest
Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, and another woman confronted the now-...
Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, and another woman confronted the now-retired Arizona senator after he came out in support of Kavanaugh. At the time, the nominee was accused by several women of sexual misconduct. Archila told Flake about her own prior experience with sexual assault and pleaded with him not to support Kavanaugh.
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The experts tell us what’s wrong with the Amazon deal
The experts tell us what’s wrong with the Amazon deal
In January, the RWDSU and four community organizations—Alliance for a Greater New York, Make the Road New York, New...
In January, the RWDSU and four community organizations—Alliance for a Greater New York, Make the Road New York, New York Communities for Change and Local Progress—conducted a briefing in the RWDSU’s New York City office to discuss our recently released report “What’s Wrong With Amazon.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State of the Union guest is activist who confronted Jeff Flake in elevator
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State of the Union guest is activist who confronted Jeff Flake in elevator
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become known for making a statement – and she's not going to attend President Trump's...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become known for making a statement – and she's not going to attend President Trump's State of the Union address without sending a message of her own. The New Yorker is bringing a special guest to her first State of the Union as a congresswoman: Ana Maria Archila. The activist is known for confronting then-Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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AOC to Bring Woman Who Confronted Jeff Flake as Her State of the Union Guest
AOC to Bring Woman Who Confronted Jeff Flake as Her State of the Union Guest
Archila, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy, had cornered Flake as he stepped into a Senate...
Archila, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy, had cornered Flake as he stepped into a Senate building elevator alongside fellow protester Maria Gallagher, telling him he was sending a harmful message to sexual assault survivors with his support of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales named to board of progressive government group
Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales named to board of progressive government group
Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales was named Thursday to the board of directors for Local Progress, a...
Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales was named Thursday to the board of directors for Local Progress, a national network of progressive municipal officials...“Each elected official that we have appointed to our board is a rising star in their region who has demonstrated a bold, progressive vision,” Sarah Johnson, the group's executive director, said in a prepared statement.
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Ocasio-Cortez invites woman who confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh to State of the Union
Ocasio-Cortez invites woman who confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh to State of the Union
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Monday that she had invited the woman behind the viral confrontation with...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Monday that she had invited the woman behind the viral confrontation with then-Sen. Jeff Flake over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to be her State of the Union guest on Tuesday.
“This @AnaMariaArchil2, the NY-14 shero that will be accompanying me to the State of the Union tomorrow,” the New York Democrat wrote on Twitter, quoting a tweet with the video of Ana Maria Archila’s encounter in September. “She wasn’t planning on leaping into that elevator ahead of the Kavanaugh vote, but after hearing the stories of survivors across the country, she went in.”
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