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January 16, 2020

Iraqi refugee launches GOP challenge to Ilhan Omar: 'She needs to be stopped'

Dalia al-Aqidi is a Muslim Iraqi refugee who says she's tired of hearing Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., play identity politics while using language she believes is "dividing" America -- so she is launching a campaign to unseat her in November.

January 11, 2020

Omar, Tlaib balk after report of Trump administration plan to expand travel ban: 'Straight up racism!'

Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., expressed outrage Friday after a report said the Trump administration was considering an expansion of the nation's travel ban to cover more countries.

January 11, 2020

Omar responds after Texas uses Trump executive order to opt out of refugee program

Texas became the first state to announce it will opt out of a federal refugee resettlement program in 2020 – a decision made possible by an executive order by President Trump.

January 10, 2020

Omar sounds off after Minnesota county bans refugee resettlement – aided by Trump executive order

Holding a vote allowed by President Trump’s recent executive order, a northern Minnesota county on Tuesday night made the decision to ban the resettlement of refugees within its boundaries, becoming the first in the state and the second in the nation to do so.

January 9, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar defends support for anti-Israel BDS movement, opposition to Iran sanctions: They're 'very different'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was pressed on Thursday over her support for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) movement and her opposition to the ongoing U.S. sanctions on Iran, claiming the two are "very different."

January 9, 2020

Omar draws ire for condemning Iran sanctions as 'crippling' while backing anti-Israel BDS movement

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is being accused of holding contradictory views on Iran and Israel.

January 9, 2020

Omar claim of PTSD 'offensive' to US veterans, Indiana congressman says; Squad member responds

An Indiana congressman who served in Afghanistan as a member of the Navy Reserve spoke out on behalf of America's military veterans Wednesday after U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., claimed she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

January 5, 2020

Rep. John Ratcliffe slams Ilhan Omar, Dems criticizing Soleimani strike

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas fired back at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn Sunday after the Congresswoman doubled down in her criticism of the airstrike ordered by President Trump that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq early Friday.

January 5, 2020

AOC calls Trump 'a monster' over threat to Iran; Omar, other Democrats warn of potential 'war crimes'

Outspoken Democrats -- from far-left "Squad" members to 2020 presidential hopefuls -- wasted little time Saturday in denouncing President Trump's warning to Iran about possible retaliation for the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

January 3, 2020

Trump name-checks 'Squad' at evangelical rally: 'They hate Jewish people'

President Trump blasted three of the four freshmen congressional Democrats known as "The Squad" in front of an audience of his evangelical supporters in Miami Friday, accusing them of holding anti-Semitic views.