• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) confirmed she locked down the Democrats’ No. 2 slot on the House Oversight Committee Monday evening.
• She will serve as second in command for House Democrats under ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), with whom she has a close working relationship.
• This means that she will likely play a more pronounced role in helping to craft the party’s strategy and messaging as it navigates the GOP’s use of the panel to investigate President Joe Biden and his family.

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