Elizabeth Warren, Ilhan Omar urge treasury to tackle banking discrimination against Muslim Americans In a letter signed by Sen. Warren and Rep. Omar, six proposals were laid out to ensure equitable banking access for Muslim Americans and minority groups. 05/18/2024 - 12:02 am | View Link
Trump says Ilhan Omar hates Jewish people and Israel at levels ‘rarely seen before’ Former President Donald Trump criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over her stance on Israel, stating she hates the country and Jewish people at levels "rarely seen." The Minnesota congresswoman has ... 05/16/2024 - 9:15 am | View Link
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement over Don Samuels at Minneapolis convention U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar won the DFL's stamp of approval during an endorsing convention in Minneapolis on Saturday, giving her the party's backing as she heads into a highly anticipated primary election ... 05/11/2024 - 11:14 am | View Link
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement on first round of balloting Rep. Omar picks up the endorsement over former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels whom she nearly defeated her two years ago. 05/11/2024 - 10:55 am | View Link
No, Rep. Ilhan Omar didn't say 'Get rid of the Jews to end antisemitism' | Fact check A CNN chyron at the bottom of the image says, "Omar: 'Get rid of the Jews to end antisemitism.'" The post's caption reads, "Congresswoman Ilhan Omar proposed a radical solution: ‘Antisemitism Wouldn’t ... 05/10/2024 - 12:35 pm | View Link
Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’ Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she's no longer defined by the “firsts” that accompanied her arrival in Congress. Those included being one of the first Muslim women in the House, the first African refugee elected to Congress and the first lawmaker to wear a hijab on the House floor. 05/17/2024 - 11:03 pm | View Website
Representative Ilhan Omar |Representing the 5th District of Minnesota Rep. Omar's Statement on Looming Rafah Invasion. WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following reports that the Israeli army is evacuating the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah in preparation for a military ground operation. 05/17/2024 - 8:04 pm | View Website
About | Representative Ilhan Omar About. Rep. Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota's 5 th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs. An experienced Twin Cities policy analyst, organizer, public speaker and advocate, Rep. Omar was sworn into office in January 2019, making her the first African refugee to become a ... 05/17/2024 - 5:05 pm | View Website
How Ilhan Omar Won Over Hearts in Minnesota’s Fifth Most coverage of Ilhan Omar, the thirty-five-year-old state legislator who won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District last night, has focussed on her identity. She was... 05/17/2024 - 3:11 pm | View Website
About In 2016, Ilhan became the first Somali-American, Muslim legislator in the United States. With the help of her committed campaign team, they increased voter turnout by 37%. She was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 60B, where she’s lived for the past 20 years. 05/17/2024 - 11:58 am | View Website
History Channel reminds us of the devastation caused by this volcanic eruption.
At 8:32 a.m. PDT on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, a volcanic peak in southwestern Washington, suffers a massive eruption, killing 57 people and devastating some 210 square miles of wilderness.
After the city of Pompeii was buried under the might of Mt Vesuvius in 79 ce , an incredible city was discovered under the ash over a thousand years later.
For many centuries Pompeii slept beneath its pall of ash, which perfectly preserved the remains.
A boisterous crowd of a thousand or so packed the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora on Sunday to hear a White House pitch from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a presidential candidate who isn’t yet on Colorado’s November ballot but who said he represents an opportunity for people to “vote out of hope and inspiration” rather than fear.
Kennedy started his speech by decrying his omission from two recently scheduled presidential debates, noting that independent voters are by far the largest bloc of the American electorate.
California banker and carpetbagger Eric "Pornstache" Hovde, who wants to be the US Senator from Wisconsin, has a knack for doublespeak. We first saw this when he was explaining why people in nursing homes shouldn't be allowed to vote, when he denied in believing The Big Lie and then repeating all the accusations anyway.
He then did an interview with Matt Smith of WISN-TV when this subject came up.
An animated Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) raised his voice and refused to say he would accept the outcome of the 2024 election on Sunday.
During an interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked the senator if he would accept a loss by former President Donald Trump in this year's presidential election.
"Will you accept the election results of 2024, no matter what happens, Senator?" Welker asked.
"No matter what happens?
He's already tried overthrow the results of an election once, and as many have warned, he'll try to do it again. Here's Trump saying the quiet part out loud again during his speech this weekend:
The highlight of the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting on Saturday was a speech by former president Donald Trump, which came late but was ripe with sound bites.
“Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body” is going viral as we speak.
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If they’re gonna try to stop us from scrolling on TikTok, then we guess it’s only fair that Congress provides us with some form of entertainment. Call it The Real House Reps of DC. On Thursday night, a House Oversight Committee hearing devolved into what felt like a full-blown reality TV fight when Rep.