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January 2, 2021

Pelosi's new House rules are gender-neutral, curtail GOP's ability to force 'gotcha' votes

New House rules unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are completely gender-neutral, strip away GOP opportunities to force awkward votes and preserve lawmakers' ability to carry firearms at the Capitol.

December 29, 2020

New 'Squad' member Jamaal Bowman renews call to defund the police after Tamir Rice probe results in no charges

Democratic Congressman-elect Jamall Bowman of New York, took to twitter to call for defunding the police Tuesday, following the announcement by the Justice Department that the officers involved in the 2014 shooting of 12-year old Tamir Rice will not face federal charges.

December 27, 2020

Ilhan Omar slams Trump for 'disgraceful' pardons of Blackwater guards

President Trump’s pardon of four Blackwater guards convicted in the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians was "disgraceful," Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., asserted Saturday.

December 22, 2020

Omar blasts Biden team 'bait and switch' after officials say undoing Trump immigration policy will 'take time'

Rep. Ilhan Omar accused the Biden team of already breaking a “core campaign promise” after officials picked to serve in the president-elect’s administration admitted that they would not roll back Trump’s immigration policies all at once. 

December 21, 2020

Ilhan Omar slams lawmakers including AOC for getting coronavirus vaccines ahead of elderly, frontline workers

Some members of Congress have shown themselves receiving the vaccine as a means to shore up public confidence in the effort.

December 17, 2020

Omar says her father died of coronavirus because of Trump's 'criminal neglect'

Rep. Ilhan Omar said Friday that her father died of Covid-19 in June because of “criminal neglect” by the Trump administration. 

December 15, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar attacks Democratic leader for allegedly 'caving' to GOP on coronavirus relief

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed frustration at her party's leadership on Tuesday, suggesting that it was "caving" to Republican demands on coronavirus relief after leading Democrats to believe they could get a bigger package.

December 10, 2020

Ilhan Omar 'quite happy' with Biden officials' receptiveness to her ideas

“Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said she was “quite happy” with the response after submitting a list of proposed left-wing executive actions at a meeting with President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team.

December 8, 2020

Media ignores firm owned by Omar’s husband receiving more than $600G in COVID relief, millions from campaign

The mainstream media has largely ignored news that a D.C.-based consulting firm co-owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., received millions from her campaign – as well as more than $600,000 in coronavirus relief money.

December 6, 2020

Firm co-owned by Ilhan Omar’s husband received $500G in COVID-19 bailout on top of millions from her campaign

A D.C.-based consulting firm co-owned by Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband received millions from her campaign and was also eligible for more than $500,000 in coronavirus bailout money.