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Freshman [Representative] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will grace the front page of the April 1 [2019] edition of Time Magazine...The Bronx-native, who shook the Democratic establishment by defeating longtime congressman Joe Crowly in 2018, appears in a headshot taken by photographer Collier Schorr next to the headline: “The Phenom.” The story accompanying the front page, written by Charolette Alter, describes Ocasio-Cortez as “the second-most talked about politician in America...

The US Department of Justice’s approval of a Georgia law requiring voters to prove citizenship before they are allowed to cast a ballot has shocked some observers. “Those who see a contradiction between upholding a requirement for voters to prove citizenship while neglecting to do the same for a candidate are mistaken,” Attorney General Eric Holder contended. “Ensuring that a person who votes is, in fact, entitled to vote is the job of government election officials. On the other hand, whether a candidate is entitled to hold the office for which he is running is the job of voters. Voters...