She went from waitress/bartender to Congress. Hear what it is like to be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aka AOC on Being, the new series hosted by Dana Bash. Premieres Monday at 9 p.m. ET on CNN | CNN

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Speaker Pelosi's decision to narrow the impeachment probe to focus on the Ukraine issue is an "understandable directive," but she says Democrats must also "continue to tell the story of the other violations." https://cnn.it/2mIMiXx | CNN

88K views · 1.7K reactions | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza. Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," the New York Democrat said her decision to use the term genocide, as she did during a floor speech on Friday in the House chamber, was taken with "extraordinary gravity." https://cnn.it/43zgGne | CNN | Facebook