Presenting our December cover star: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! Two elections in, the congresswoman is still fighting the fight—and she’s as sure as she’s ever been.

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.@AOC on the New York Times’s bombshell investigation of Trump’s taxes: vntyfr.com/VbXWvad
.@AOC’s future is a matter of endless speculation: New York Senate, House leadership, a Cabinet post? “I don’t know if I’m really going to be staying in the House forever,” she says. “I don’t see myself really staying where I’m at for the rest of my life.” vntyfr.com/VbXWvad
Bernie Sanders opens up about @AOC, who became the most crucial backer of his 2020 presidential campaign: vntyfr.com/VbXWvad

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