Ilhan Omar
In a letter exclusively shared with HuffPost, lawmakers led by Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged the Treasury Department to “modernize” policies.
Rep. Lauren Boebert railed against fellow Rep. Ilhan Omar, calling her a “jihad squad member” during GOP Rep. Paul Gosar’s censure hearing.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is proposing ambitious new legislation that would give $1,200 per month to most American adults as a way to combat poverty and to improve health.
Don Samuels, a former Minneapolis city councilman with establishment support, tried to unseat the Minnesota progressive.
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David Hannon emailed the Minnesota Democrat following a televised news conference in 2019.
The congresswoman revealed a proposal to make America a member of the International Criminal Court and revoke a Bush-era measure that undermines it.
"If the president is to make good on his promise to close the facility, he’ll need to dramatically pick up the pace," Omar wrote.
“If he doesn’t have the courage to do the right thing ... let him vote no in front of the whole world,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
The House has delivered its first formal response to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks by passing a bill to tackle Islamophobia.
Unlike Rep. Lauren Boebert, Omar faced intense party pressure for her controversial comments.