July 13, 2023 Ilhan Omar says 'no way in hell' she's attending Israeli president's address to Congress next week Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said she will not attend an address Israeli President Isaac Herzog will deliver to Congress next week, on July 19.
June 22, 2023 Indian Muslim leader defends Modi amid 'Squad' criticism, human rights concerns Modi has faced criticism for his policies, which have allegedly and disproportionately targeted Muslim communities, which make up around 14% of the country's population.
May 12, 2023 Democrats demand universal free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack for kids in school Dozens of Democrats in the House and Senate proposed legislation to make all school lunches free, regardless of the economic circumstances of each child.
May 2, 2023 Minnesota bail fund promoted by Kamala Harris previously freed suspected mosque arsonist A Minnesota man accused of setting fire to two Minneapolis mosques has a criminal history and was previously arrested and released on cash bail paid for by the Minneapolis Freedom Fund.
May 2, 2023 Biden expresses support for Muslims, Rep. Omar after Minneapolis suspect arrested for arson, vandalism President Biden and Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar released statements after police announced the arrest of a suspect who is believed to have started fires at two separate mosques.
April 21, 2023 House Dems push legislation to keep serving school lunch even when schools close House Democrats are pushing a bill that would allow schools to keep serving free and subsidized school meals even when the schools are closed for unexpected reasons.
April 18, 2023 Ilhan Omar to speak at US religious freedom event on Israel fallen soldiers, terror victims memorial day "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar was removed as a speaker for a U.S. government-backed religious freedom event for an Israeli holiday commemorating fallen soldiers and terror victims.
April 6, 2023 Progressive Democrats call for Clarence Thomas impeachment after reported undisclosed gifts from GOP megadonor Some progressive Democrats have called for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached over reports he failed to disclose gifts from a Republican donor.
March 31, 2023 Wisconsin Republican introduces OMAR Act to prohibit campaign compensation for candidate spouses Wisconsin Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany introduced the OMAR Act to increase the federal oversight of campaign contributions to candidates' spouses and immediate family.
March 30, 2023 Ilhan Omar hit with ethics complaint over alleged abuse of government resources Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is facing an ethics complaint alleging she abused government resources from her use of a TikTok account, which has come under fire for being an alleged Chinese spy app.