June 11, 2021 Pelosi nixes further action against Omar, says 'she has a right to make that point' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed the divide growing in the Democratic Party despite members of the "Squad" attacking her leadership.
June 11, 2021 ABC, CBS ignore comments by Ilhan Omar comparing US, Israel to terrorist groups ABC and CBS newscasts ignored the controversy surrounding recent comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., comparing the U.S. and Israel to terrorist organizations Hamas and the Taliban.
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."