Apology demanded from GOP lawmaker for Ocasio-Cortez remark

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s No. 2 Democratic leader is demanding an apology from a Republican lawmaker who is accused of using a sexist slur after an angry confrontation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Hill newspaper said one of its reporters witnessed the Monday encounter between Ocasio-Cortez and Florida GOP Rep. Ted Yoho. The Hill reported that Yoho told Ocasio-Cortez that comments she had made linking poverty to a crime increase in New York were “disgusting.&rdquo