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February 1, 2022

Muslim military veteran hopes to unseat Ilhan Omar, blasts 'Squad' lawmaker for neglecting her district

A Somali-born U.S. Army veteran has joined the Republican field seeking to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., calling out her support for Black Lives Matter and her lack of attention to the needs of her constituents as violent crime surges in Minneapolis.

February 1, 2022

'Squad' Dems spent over $325K on private security last year, despite defund police rhetoric

Rep. Cori Bush and other members of the "Squad" spent over $300,000 on private security in 2021 despite promoting the defund the police movement during the George Floyd unrest of 2020, according to FEC records reviewed by Fox News Digital.

February 1, 2022

Ilhan Omar will seek re-election in 2022, campaign announces

Omar most recently won her re-election campaign in 2020, with 64% of the vote

December 15, 2021

Trump endorses Rep. Lauren Boebert, saying she 'has done a fantastic job'

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, for reelection.

December 14, 2021

Biden admin, House GOP scrutinize Ilhan Omar's Islamophobia bill

Ilhan Omar's bill to combat Islamophobia has pushback from President Biden's administration and House Republicans.

December 5, 2021

Ilhan Omar part of 'systemic' antisemitism, a 'civil rights issue of epic proportions': Human rights lawyer

Brooke Goldstein of the Lawfare Project comments on rising anti-Semitism in America and blasts Ilhan Omar for being part of the 'system.'

December 5, 2021

Omar on stripping Boebert's committee assignments: 'very confident' Pelosi will hold vote 'next week'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Sunday she is "very confident" that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will hold a vote to strip Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., of her committee assignments in the near future in response to her recent controversial comments about Omar. 

December 3, 2021

AOC blasts Dem leadership for not stripping Boebert's committees seats: 'Embarrassing'

The New York Democrat posted the tweet amid the controversy between Boebert and Ocasio-Cortez’s fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

December 3, 2021

McCarthy backs Boebert after apology for Omar remarks, but says controversies like hers are 'problems'

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said controversies involving Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert and Paul Gosar cause "problems."

December 1, 2021

AOC slams 'Ku Klux Klan caucus' within the House GOP

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday alleged that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working with what she described as his “Ku Klux Klan caucus” to enable violent threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and other women of color in Congress.