July 17, 2020 Ilhan Omar vastly outraised by primary rival ahead of August election A first-time candidate is grabbing attention after dramatically outraising high-profile Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar in his bid to defeat her in next month’s primary in Minnesota.
July 16, 2020 House GOP resolution accuses Ilhan Omar of ‘anti-American’ remarks; office decries 'false smear' A resolution introduced Thursday by House Republicans condemns allegedly “anti-American” statements by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after remarks in which she called for supporters to begin “dismantling the whole system of oppression.”
July 15, 2020 Ilhan Omar’s payments to husband’s firm hit $1 million in 2020 cycle Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., continues to dish out six-figure payments to her husband's firm, which has now received more than $1 million from her campaign this cycle.
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."
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.
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."
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
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.
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.
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.