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The 'Squad' seems positioned to influence Congress for years after a strong showing by key members in closely watched primaries with national implications.With Rep. Ilhan Omar's victory on Tuesday, she joined squad members Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who all held their own against Democratic primary challengers in recent weeks.Her win was the latest series of victories by the progressive lawmakers. In…

Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts announced the BREATHE Act on Tuesday -- legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system by eliminating life sentences, retroactively expunging drug crimes, shutting down multiple federal agencies and permanently closing prisons and immigration detention centers, among other agenda items.The bill also seeks to end gang databases, establish pilot…

Two congressional "squad" members unveiled a wide-ranging proposal Tuesday to defund police departments and establish a reparations program for African Americans and people harmed by the police and the criminal justice system.Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, both Democrats, announced the BREATHE Act via a virtual conference call. Both lawmakers are part of…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A member of the far-left "Squad" of freshmen congresswomen slammed President Trump’s coronavirus response this week, alleging it was “akin to war crimes.”U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., made her allegations in a video posted Monday.Claiming “criminal negligence, science denials, [and] a sluggish response,”…