"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," said 36-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y. ), announcing on Instagram that she was beginning the process of freezing her eggs. The fact that Ocasio-Cortez was able to throw this news on Instagram and command a whole news cycle over the weekend points to her earned-media skill. "It appeared to be an unusually public break with President Trump, whose relationship with Mr. Netanyahu has had a dizzying and often unpredictable arc. reads a New York Times headline.