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Florida Man Sentenced to Probation in Death Threat to Rep. Omar
A federal court judge sentenced a former Trump supporter to three years probation for an emailed threat to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and three other congresswomen.
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Rep. Ilhan Omar
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to threatening U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar nearly three years ago
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Rep. Omar Urges House GOP to Address ‘Anti-Muslim Hatred'
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is imploring House Republican leaders to do more to tamp down “anti-Muslim hatred” in their ranks.
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Boebert in Call Refuses to Apologize for Anti-Muslim Remarks
Conservative congresswoman Lauren Boebert has spoken by phone with congresswoman Ilhan Omar just days after likening the Minnesota Democrat to a bomb-carrying terrorist
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Omar Seeks Action Over House Colleague's Remarks on Muslims
Minnesota’s Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is calling on House leaders to take “appropriate action” against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter with Omar.
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House to Vote Thursday to Strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of Committee Roles, Hoyer Says
The resolution ousting Greene from the budget and education panels passed in the House Rules Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
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Minnesota's Omar Holds Off Well-Funded Primary Challenger
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has survived a stiff primary challenge from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity
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Omar Announces Father's Death From COVID-19 Complications
Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has announced the death of her father due to complications from COVID-19
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‘Got Married!' Rep. Ilhan Omar Says in Announcing Wedding to Political Consultant
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced she married Tim Mynett, a Washington political consultant, in a social media post Wednesday evening, NBC News reports.
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NY Man Who Threatened Rep. Ilhan Omar Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison
A New York man who threatened Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
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Ocasio-Cortez, Omar Endorse Bernie Sanders for President
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are endorsing Bernie Sanders for president. The Sanders campaign confirmed the backing of two members of “The Squad” on Tuesday.
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Trump Attacks Biden, Slams Impeachment Probe at Minn. Rally
President Donald Trump was defiant in the face of an impeachment probe Thursday as he sought to convert the threat to his presidency into a weapon on the campaign trail, with biting and unsupported attacks on potential Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Confronting an investigation provoked by his unprecedented calls for Ukraine and then China to assist in digging up dirt...
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Congressman Max Rose Becomes Final NYC Representative to Support Impeachment Inquiry of President Trump
A Democratic congressman from New York who had not backed the impeachment inquiry against Republican President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he now supports the inquiry
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Trump Says Impeachment Drive Is a Plus, Yet Tweets With Fury
Fifty-eight floors above Manhattan, President Donald Trump watched his legacy change and his political future grow more uncertain. The president, back in his hometown of New York for the U.N. General Assembly, was taking “executive time” at his Trump Tower penthouse late Tuesday afternoon when Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House was launching a formal impeachment inquiry against him....
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Trump Promotes False Video of Rep. Ilhan Omar
President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely accused Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of dancing and partying last week on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The inaccurate video provoked new Twitter criticism of the Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota, who has regularly faced accusations from her critics...
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Omar Defends Comments After Criticism From 9/11 Mourner
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sought on Sunday to clarify a comment she made about the September 11th terror attacks after one mourner referenced the remark during a memorial event this week, NBC News reports. “9/11 was an attack on all Americans,” Omar told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “It was an attack on all of us. And I certainly could not...
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‘Never Forget': New York, Nation Mark 18 Years Since the 9/11 Terror Attacks With Somber Ceremonies
People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.
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Trump's North Carolina Rally to Be a Test for His Clout, GOP
President Donald Trump’s rally in North Carolina will serve as a measure of his clout in trying to elect a Republican to the House in a closely watched special election that’s seen as a tossup race. It will be his first campaign rally since a tough end of summer that saw slipping poll numbers, warning signs of an economic slowdown...
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US Judge: Terror Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights
The government’s watchlist of more than 1 million people identified as “known or suspected terrorists” violates the constitutional rights of those placed on it, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga grants summary judgment to nearly two dozen Muslim U.S. citizens who had challenged the watchlist with the help of a Muslim civil-rights group,...
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Trump Blasts ‘Great Disloyalty' of Jewish Democratic Voters
President Donald Trump is facing widespread backlash after making a shocking statement about Jewish voters who support Democrats. The pro-Israel group J Street called it “dangerous and shameful,” while the head of the Anti-Defamation League is urging Mr. Trump to “stop using Jews as a political football.”