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Ocasio-Cortez says Breyer should retire from Supreme Court Mychael Schnell © Greg Nash Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said she thinks liberal Justice Stephen Breyer should retire at the end of the court's term, which could allow President Biden to nominate his successor and a Democratic Senate to confirm a nominee. Pressed by Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union" on whether the 82-year-old justice should retire, Ocasio-Cortez said, "I'm inclined to say yes." "Just to be clear, you do think that Justice Stephen Breye...

And with unified-democratic control of the federal government, we can actually act to save our democracy. from the autocratic imposes of the republican party. but we have got a democrat in -- from west virginia, in the senate, who is refusing to do just that. and so, he has to own the fact that he is the person standing in the way of saving american democracy during this critical summer. when we can, actually, pass the for the people act. there is no substitute for the for the people act, by the way. it is the only thing that will save our democracy. and we have to move quickly, in order to do...

Autocratic imposes from the r democratic party. he's the person standing in the way of saving american democracy when we can pass for the people act. there is no substitute for the people act. it is the only thing that'll save our democracy and we have to move quickly in order to do that. >> representative jones, despite his views here, are you better off having manchin in the seat or kirsten cinema for her seat. schumer would not be the majority leader, would you have a bigger problem? >> look, i reject this scenario where we have to have our democracy undermine simply to pass the american re...

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Apr 26, 2021 04:12 AM EDT Michigan Democratic Representative Jewell Jones was seen resisting arrest and threatening to call the state Governor on bodycam footage released on Sunday. Michigan Democratic Rep. Jewell Jones resisted arrest for driving under the influence (DUI). According to a recently published news article from FOX News, the act was caught on the bodycam. (Photo : Scott Olson/Getty Images) Picture shows a handcuff being used when Michigan Rep. Jewell Jones was arrested. (Picture is just for illustration only) Michigan Democratic Representative Re...

Michigan lawmaker dropped governor's name during DUI arrest, state police say David K. Li During a DUI arrest earlier this month, a Michigan lawmaker boasted about his ties to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and warned officers he helps sets the state police budget, authorities said. State Rep. Jewell Jones crashed his Chevy Tahoe, with the vanity plate "ELECTED," into a ditch near Fowlerville on April 6 before struggling with police as they arrested him, according to state police and Livingston County prosecutors. Jones, 26, was shocked twice with a Taser and hit with pepper spray befo...