The Squad - Page 49

June 10, 2021

White House silent as Dem civil war brews between Pelosi, 'Squad'

Omar came under fire in the national spotlight again after publishing a tweet that compared the U.S. and Israel to terror groups Hamas and the Taliban and saying the countries had committed “unthinkable atrocities.”

June 10, 2021

Rashida Tlaib calls out Dem leadership for 'policing' Ihan Omar and Muslim women

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., issued a strong rebuke of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership for their statement calling out fellow squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar for her comments involving Israel. 

June 10, 2021

Squad member targets Manchin, as lawmakers, progressive activists implore Dem to 'save' democracy

Pressure continues to mount on Sen. Joe Manchin to support Democrats' signature election overhaul legislation, with one Squad member penning a new op-ed accusing the West Virginia moderate of protecting "Jim Crow" relics. 

June 10, 2021

'Squad' reps rally to defense of Ilhan Omar after fellow Dems lambaste her over Israel comments

Members of the far-left "Squad" in the House of Representatives are rallying to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar after a group of 12 other House Democrats leveled harsh criticism against Omar over comments from earlier this week that appeared compare the U.S. and Israel to terrorists.

June 10, 2021

Ilhan Omar controversy: Cori Bush accuses fellow Democrats of 'anti-Blackness and Islamophobia'

Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., rushed to the defense of fellow Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

June 10, 2021

Dem infighting reaches new level after Omar calls colleagues' criticism 'islamophobic'

Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed "constant harassment & silencing" from a group of House Democrats in an early-Thursday morning tweet as simmering tensions and infighting over her alleged anti-Semitism exploded out into the open.

June 9, 2021

Ilhan Omar slammed by fellow House Dem for 'outrageous and clearly false' statements about US, Israel

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., blasted the firebrand Democrat in a press release for her recent tweet claiming America and Israel had committed “unthinkable atrocities” akin to the Taliban and Hamas.

June 9, 2021

Rep. Ilhan Omar introducing 'UBI pilot program to get money in people’s pockets'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Wednesday said she will be introducing a universal basic income (UBI) program "this Congress."

June 9, 2021

Police reform's potential qualified immunity compromise may not be enough to get progressives on board

A potential compromise on the controversial qualified immunity doctrine might not be enough to get progressive Democrats on board with a police reform deal, possibly endangering its passage in the House if too many left-leaning Democrats vote against it.

June 8, 2021

'Squad' Dem Cori Bush to Joe Manchin: Fall in line or 'get out of our way'

The progressive Squad is lashing out at Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat announced his opposition to congressional Democrats' highest priority piece of legislation, known as the For the People Act.