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Ilhan Omar mocked for voicing outrage over Easter worship on plane: 'Why do you hate Christians?'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed outrage over a video of Christians singing on a plane, leading many Republicans to attack her for what they suggested was anti-Chrsitian bigotry.

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Maxine Waters pays daughter another $24,000 in campaign cash, adding to $1.2M in previous payments

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., paid her daughter another $24,000 in campaign cash during the most recent quarter, Federal Election Commission records reviewed by Fox News Digital.

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Ilhan Omar's husband's firm quietly raking in payments again from committee linked to 'Squad' member

A consulting firm co-owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband is raking in cash again after it had ostensibly shut its political doors following controversy over its payments from Omar's campaign.

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Amid soaring inflation, skyrocketing gas prices, Congress brings back earmarks: 'Cocaine of this generation'

Congress recently passed a massive spending bill that includes thousands of earmarks. Originally removed by the Republican Tea Party wave during former President Obama’s administration, earmarks were used for decades to give lawmakers a loophole to fund pet projects back home.

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Squad's Ilhan Omar warns US sending Ukraine weapons could be 'disastrous'

The Biden administration has made it clear that the U.S. will not fight in Ukraine, opting instead to provide assistance in the form of arms to the Ukrainians, but Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., argues that even this is too much.

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Ilhan Omar hammers Biden over reports WH may ask Saudis to pump more oil

Omar took aim at the reported White House meetings, calling the behavior “immoral” and pointing to the Saudi government’s treatment of the Yemeni people amid the countries’ war with each other.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Reps. Omar, Bush warn against 'inhumane,' 'broad-based sanctions'

Members of the far-left "Squad" warned against "inhumane" and "broad-based sanctions" on Russia that "amount to collective punishment" against Russian citizens.

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AOC, Squad under fire as Dems reject their 'deeply problematic' agenda

The far-left policies of the Squad are making the midterm election season even tougher for Democrats and putting swing-district moderates in peril, according to some Democrats. 

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Liberal journalists lash out at Ilhan Omar after telling reporters to 'do better'

Progressive journalists condemned Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for calling reports on the data breach of donors to the Canadian Freedom Convoy unconscionable.

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Ilhan Omar scolds journalists for promoting harassment of Canadian Freedom Convoy donors: 'Unconscionable'

The prominent Democratic lawmaker slammed the media's coverage of the GiveSendGo hack exposing supporters of the trucker protest.

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Biden, Democrats struggle to keep party on same page about 'defund the police'

President Biden has sought to keep the unpopular "defund the police" movement at arm's length amid increases in violent crime, but some of his fellow Democrats aren't making it easy for him.

Media 21 hours ago

Muslim Army veteran running to unseat Ilhan Omar: 'I was proud to put my life on the line for America'

Army veteran and Somali refugee Shukri Abdirahman is running to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar to preserve American ideals after fleeing a socialist dictatorship as a child.

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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.

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'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.

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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

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

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

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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.

Media 21 hours ago

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.'

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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. 

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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.

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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."

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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.

Media 21 hours ago

Lauren Boebert fights back after comments against Rep. Omar spark outrage: ‘I will not be canceled’

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., joins 'The Ingraham Angle' to address her comments about Ilhan Omar and backlash from the left.

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Omar on Boebert spat: 'Islamophobia pervades our culture, politics and even policy decisions'

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar held a press conference in response to several high profile criticisms directed at her by GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert and accused the Colorado congresswoman of attacking millions of Americans in the United States with her rhetoric.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar hangs up on Rep. Lauren Boebert after tense phone call

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado had a tense phone call with Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday that centered around Boebert's recent controversial remarks about the Minnesota Democrat.

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Boebert apologizes to Muslim community after Ilhan Omar comments: 'I have reached out to her'

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Friday apologized to the Muslim community and said she apologized personally to Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after making comments that many deemed Islamophobic.

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Ilhan Omar accuses Lauren Boebert of fabricating 'anti-Muslim' story told to supporters

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a "buffoon" and accused her of fabricating an "anti-Muslim" story she told to supporters during a campaign event in Colorado.

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Ilhan Omar tweets support of Amber Ruffin clip slamming 'f----- up' Rittenhouse jury

Rep. Ilhan Omar shared a video to social media which claims there is an “entirely different set of rules for white people” following the “f***** up" jury's decision to find Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty.

Media 21 hours ago

Ilhan Omar sidesteps question when asked what her relationship with local Jewish community is like

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., offered a vague response on what her relationship with the local Jewish community is like during a friendly interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes.

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Ilhan Omar claims Boebert 'defecates' Congress after Boebert's 'brother-husband' dig

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday night claimed Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert “defecates [and] defiles the House of Representatives” and accused her husband of being “a pervert.”

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Watters on Minneapolis voters deciding not to replace police department: 'This is why people hate politicians'

"The Five" co-hosts sounded off Wednesday on Minneapolis voters' decision not to replace the city's police department with a public safety force.