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'My ambition is to change the country': AOC downplays likelihood of 2028 White House run

“What’s funny is they assume my ambition is a title or a seat,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. “My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference to announce the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act at the US Capitol on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Don't let the lie stand: Denounce the Israeli genocide claim, no matter who raises it - editorial

The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Science was named after Leon Goldstein, the former president of Kingsborough Community College and acting chancellor of the City University of New York.

Brooklyn woman charged for making ‘terroristic threat’ to public school over ‘Zionist’ student body

 U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on psychedelics in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023.

AOC ordered to repay gifts after ethics violation, US Ethics committee says


AOC faces backlash, vandalism after voting against cutting US aid from Israel’s Iron Dome

“I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza," AOC wrote on X.

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025.

AOC: AIPAC pushes voters away from Democrats, overly influences Congress members

The congresswoman implies that the Jewish lobbying group is responsible for the losses the Democrats had this election season.

 U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on psychedelics in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023.

AOC shares campaign in inaccurate Arabic, offending voters

Her post drew immense backlash due to the inaccurate Arabic translation of her flyer, with many calling it complete gibberish and offensive.

 Anti-Israel protesters holding a defaced campaign sign for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside a rally in the Bronx, June 22, 2024.

Anti-Israel activists protest AOC, Bowman primary rally

The activists accused Biden of supporting a supposed genocide in Gaza, and said that Ocasio-Cortez, Bowman, and Sanders had tied themselves to that alleged crime.

 US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at a news conference in Washington this week.

AOC: Congress supports Israel out of fear of AIPAC, not 'conscience'

US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims Congressional support for Israel is driven by fear of AIPAC, not conscience, and accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza.

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks, at an event to commemorate Earth Day during a visit to Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia, US, April 22, 2024.

AOC deliberately shows effort to unite progressives despite differences over Israel

Ocasio-Cortez criticized politicians who weaponize accusations of antisemitism against people, especially women, of color in efforts to sow division.

 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Did the Abraham Accords cause October 7? AOC says 'absolutely'

AOC has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in recent months and failed to condemn sexual violence committed by Hamas.

 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Ilhan Omar: Jewish students should be safe 'whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide'

The congresswoman noted that she had met a number of Jewish students who were participating in the encampment.

US Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), walks toward the campus exit after visiting the protest encampment supporting Palestinians at Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024.

AOC decries lack of genocide ruling on Gaza, urges halt of weapons trade with Israel

The New York Representative does not mention Hamas in her commentary on the events currently in the Gaza Strip.

 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC, Nikki Haley squabble on Twitter over Israel

“Why does Israel get under your skin?” Haley asked. “Because it’s democratic, pro-American, or Jewish?" Nikki Haley wrote. "You all would fit in great with the antisemites at the United Nations.”

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley speaks after announcing her 2024 presidential campaign, in Urbandale, Iowa, last week.