ӣƵ Flash July 10, 2020 Ayaan Hirsi Ali blasts Ilhan Omar over call to remake US, says 'I don't think we need a revolution' Somalia-born human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Friday over recent comments in which the lawmaker called for "dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it."
SENATE July 9, 2020 Blackburn rips BLM’s ‘trained Marxists’ as threat to US – day after calling on Omar to resign U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., communicated in no uncertain terms on Wednesday regarding “trained Marxists” threatening America.
ӣƵ Flash July 8, 2020 Juan Williams says Ilhan Omar 'sounds a lot like' Trump with call to 'begin ... dismantling the whole system' "The Five" co-host Juan Williams compared Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to President Trump Wednesday after the freshman legislator called Tuesday to "begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it."
Ilhan Omar July 8, 2020 Ilhan Omar paid $878G to new husband’s consulting firm, data show: report Campaign data show Rep. Ilhan Omar has paid her new husband’s consulting firm more than $878,000 since 2018 – including $189,000 just weeks after their wedding, a report says
Ilhan Omar July 7, 2020 Ilhan Omar calls for dismantling America's 'system of oppression' The Minnesota Democrat said Tuesday that most conversations around police brutality and racial injustice do not go far enough in their call for change.
Police and Law Enforcement July 7, 2020 'Squad' Dems Tlaib, Pressley introduce bill to defund police, give reparations Two congressional "squad" members unveiled a wide-ranging proposal Tuesday to defund police departments and establish a reparations program for African-Americans and people harmed by the police and the criminal justice system.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez July 1, 2020 Freshman Dem 'squad' members join forces in new campaign fundraising effort The four freshman squad members have united in a new joint fundraising effort to help each other win another term and elect more like-minded progressives to disrupt Congress.
Ilhan Omar June 16, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar announces death of father from COVID-19 complications Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced the death of her 67-year-old father on Monday due to complications from COVID-19.
Ilhan Omar June 14, 2020 Omar defends calls to dismantle Minneapolis Police Department, 'rotten to the root' Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Sunday doubled down on her calls to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, calling it “rotten to the root.”
2020 House Races June 13, 2020 Ilhan Omar's GOP challenger eyes upset in November, hits 'unthinking' call to defund police Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., Republican challenger is pushing back against what he calls the radical congresswoman’s “unthinking” call to defund the Minneapolis Police Department -- and says he believes he has a good chance of climbing a “political Mount Everest” and unseating her in November.
ӣƵ Flash June 9, 2020 Ilhan Omar's GOP challenger blasts 'reckless' call to dismantle police department Lacy Lee Johnson, who's running to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called the Minneapolis city council 'reckless' for moving to dismantle the police after George Floyd's death.