Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Today an extreme heat watch is in effect across NYC! Dangerous temperatures are expected to rise into the 100s. Locate the nearest cooling center at finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/ or by calling 311. To get emergency updates, visit NYC.gov/notifynyc or text NOTIFYNYC to 692-692.

I am devastated by the death of Tibetan freedom activist Lobga Rangzen. As we mourn his loss, we continue to fight for human rights in Tibet and across the globe. My heart is with his loved ones and our entire Tibetan community in NY-14.

The Supreme Court is facing a major corruption crisis. I'm proud to introduce the High Court Gift Ban Act, with @RepRaskin and @SenatorLujan, to remove the influence of dark money from our nation’s highest judicial body. We must safeguard the sanctity of our democracy.

Pharmaceutical companies, like AbbVie and AstraZeneca, abuse the U.S. patent system to monopolize the drug market and prevent patients from accessing affordable drugs. We must develop more stringent standards that reward real innovation and crack down on corporate profiteering.

Israel must release pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held without charge for 18 months and now faces an imminent threat to his life from torture. Israel must end the targeting of health workers and the inhumane treatment of Palestinians in arbitrary detention.