First-term Texas lawmaker calling for deportation of Ilhan Omar
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) has called for deporting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a U.S. citizen, back to her country of birth, ...
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Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota
Concerned about safety as a woman — particularly one wearing a head covering — but determined ... Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was the first lawmaker to wear a hijab while on the U.S. House ...
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Ilhan Omar: ‘No way in hell I am attending’ Israeli president’s speech to Congress
(JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar declared in a series of tweets that she not be present when Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses a joint session of Congress next week. “There is no way in hell I ...
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Making US History
On Nov. 8, Ilhan Omar made history when she was elected the first Somali-American lawmaker in the U.S. “My election win offers a counter-narrative to the bigotry in the world,” Minnesota State ...
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Why Ilhan Omar’s primary became the Jewish community’s most watched pre-November vote
(JTA) — No matter what happens in Ilhan Omar’s primary today ... Eliot Engel, the head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Lacy Clay, a Missouri congressman whose challenger, Cori ...
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Ilhan Omar: US House votes amid anti-Semitism row
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar has prompted sharp objections recently for frequently criticising Israel and pro-Israel lobbyists in Washington. Her Democratic party was split over how and ...