The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) has called for an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) use of social media, specifically mixing personal and official TikTok accounts. The complaint was filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) on March 30, 2023, by the non-partisan ethics watchdog group. FACT wants a determination on…
White House, Lawmakers React to Omar’s Removal From HFAC
House Republicans on Feb. 2 voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) over past comments that critics have called anti-Semitic. The resolution passed the lower chamber along party lines, with 218 Republicans voting to remove Omar and 211 Democrats voting against the resolution. One lawmaker voted present. Three…
House Passes Resolution to Remove Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee Over ‘Antisemitism’
February 2, 2023
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House Republicans on Feb. 2 passed a resolution that would remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee. The resolution passed along party lines, with 218 Republicans voting to remove Omar and 211 Democrats voting against the resolution. One lawmaker voted present. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat did not vote. Despite some…
House Republicans Will Not Allow Rep. Ilhan Omar on Foreign Affairs Committee: Scalise
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said during press conference Tuesday that Republicans will remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee if Democrats appoint her. Omar has on several occasions come under fire for negative comments about Israel, which critics have described as “antisemitic.” Because of these past comments, Republicans have expressed…
‘Squad’ Member Ilhan Omar Survives Close Minnesota Democratic Primary Challenge
August 9, 2022
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Aug. 9 defeated former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels in the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. With more than 95 percent of the votes counted at 11:57 p.m., Omar received 50 percent of the votes, and Samuels received 48 percent. Omar, 39, is a high-profile member of…
Minnesota Incumbent Survives US House Primary Challenge From Progressive
August 9, 2022
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Eleven-term incumbent Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) prevailed over community organizer Amane Badhasso, a refugee from Ethiopia, in Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District Democratic primary. McCollum, 68, is the longest-serving member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation. With 26 percent of the votes counted at 11 p.m. ET, McCollum drew 84 percent of the vote to Badhasso’s 14percent. Badhasso…
Key Congressional Races Define Minnesota Primary
August 9, 2022
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As Minnesota voters head to the polls on Aug. 9, three pivotal U.S. House seats are among the races on the ballot, including the 1st Congressional District, which has a special election and a primary. Mostly situated in rural southern Minnesota, the 1st District has the special election to fill the remainder of the late Republican…
Florida Man Sentenced in Death Threat to Minnesota Rep. Omar
TAMPA, Fla.—A federal judge sentenced a man to three years of probation and a $7,000 fine for sending an email threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and three other congresswomen. David George Hannon, 67, also must undergo mental and substance abuse treatment and have no contact with Omar or Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of…
She Ain’t Here To Help America | Real Talk with Wayne Dupree
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has come under fire over a recent tweet that grouped the U.S. and Israel with terrorist groups Hamas and the Taliban, all of which she said had committed “unthinkable atrocities.” While Omar later walked back the statement, following pressure from members of both parties, it wasn’t the first time that she…
Sen. McConnell Blasts Progressives’ Attack on Policing, Rise in Violent Crime
May 27, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) condemned progressive Democrats’ call to defund police departments during 2020, saying that the far left’s ranting about defunding the police has become “official Democratic Party dogma” and is contributing to violent crimes across the nation. “From coast to coast, American families are facing an explosion of violent crime on…
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