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Ilhan Omar's Daughter Suspended From Barnard Over Pro-Palestinian Protest: Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi said she was one of three students who were suspended ...
newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-isra-hirsi-columbia-suspended-pro-palestinian-protest-1891892
Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter One Day After Omar Grilled School Administrators
theintercept.com/2024/04/18/columbia-suspends-ilhan-omar-daughter-gaza-encampment/
Quick Glance: Over 100 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested at Columbia Campus
- Columbia President Shafik authorized the arrest of over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters on the campus.
- Protests were against Israel's actions in Gaza.
- Demonstrators violated school rules by holding unauthorized protests.
- Protests demanded a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and university divestment.
Democrats Propose Bill to Establish DOJ Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women
vice.com/en/article/wxjp9b/democrats-propose-bill-to-establish-doj-office-for-missing-and-murdered-black-women
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig facing threatening, violent messages after attack in elevator
startribune.com/minnesota-rep-craig-facing-threatening-violent-messages-after-attack-in-d-c-elevator/600252551/
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House Republicans vote to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee: They said it was for antisemitic comments the Democrat apologized for in 2019.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republicans-vote-kick-rep-ilhan-omar-off/story
Quick Glance: In fiery speeches, AOC and Ilhan Omar call out Republican racism.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) of their committee assignments for recommending physical action against their political opponents.
- Republicans have attempted to claim that the decision to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee is connected to her previous criticism of Israel.
- On Thursday, Omar voted in favor of a motion that recognized Israel as a "legitimate" US partner.
- On Thursday, Omar also spoke in her own defense.
Biden calls for police reform after past congressional failures: Congress has been unable to send major police reform legislation to the president's desk ...
startribune.com/biden-calls-for-police-reform-after-past-congressional-failures/600250153/
McCarthy says he’s forming bipartisan group to write lawmaker code of conduct following Omar vote
thehill.com/homenews/house/3841790-mccarthy-says-hes-forming-bipartisan-group-to-write-lawmaker-code-of-conduct-following-omar-vote/
Omar ‘glad’ special prosecutor appointed to investigate Biden documents : Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Saturday said she’s “glad” a special prosecutor has been ...
thehill.com/homenews/3813954-omar-glad-special-prosecutor-appointed-to-investigate-biden-documents/
Tyre Nichols' funeral is today; GOP set to oust Rep. Omar from panel; 'Dances With Wolves' actor arrested; and more morning headlines
stltoday.com/news/national/tyre-nichols-funeral-is-today-gop-set-to-oust-rep-omar-from-panel-dances-with/article_06768585-3bfa-5aa4-9d52-7696c031c648.html
House returns to session for crucial speaker vote : Kevin McCarthy is attempting to pick off two of his remaining dissenters.
politico.com/news/2023/01/06/house-speaker-vote-day-4-00076738
Omar easily clinches another term representing Minneapolis-area district: Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is projected to skate to victory on Tuesday in Minnesota’s ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3724025-omar-easily-clinches-another-term-representing-minneapolis-area-district/
House Democrats look for a legislative victory on policing before the midterms: Lawmakers struck a deal on a public safety package after days of negotiations.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-democrats-legislative-victory-policing-midterms/story
House votes to pass package of policing bills ahead of midterms: Liberal and centrist Democrats reached agreement on the bills to increase funds for local police ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/22/house-democrats-policing/
House Democrats shift tactics to rebut GOP's crime attacks but struggle to overcome party divisions over police
cnn.com/2022/09/20/politics/house-democrats-policing-crime-strategy/
Robbins: Coddled by U.S. left, Iran continues oppression: Until the recent profusion of social media coverage of brave Iranians protesting their government and ...
bostonherald.com/2022/10/10/robbins-coddled-by-u-s-left-iran-continues-oppression/
Omar wins close House primary against centrist opponent in Minnesota: Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/omar-wins-close-house-primary-against-centrist-opponent-in-minnesota
Quick Glance: Democratic primary takeaways Wisconsin Sen. Johnson; Vermont seeks to shatter ceiling; Omar survives Minnesota squeaker
- Mandela Barnes in their unsuccessful bid to unseat Republican Sen.
- "It happened very quickly": The inside account of Mandela Barnes' Wisconsin Senate primary victory.
- Trump holds a vendetta against the Wisconsin Republican establishment for its apathy in assisting him in overturning the 2020 election.
- My opponent is solely concerned with winning this primary in order to overturn the 2020 election."
Lawmakers confront a rise in threats and intimidation, and fear worse: In the five years after President Donald Trump was elected in 2016, the number of recorded ...
nytimes.com/2022/10/01/us/politics/violent-threats-lawmakers.html
Crime and policing continue to split Democrats in Minnesota: Ilhan Omar, a progressive darling, almost comes unstuck
economist.com/united-states/2022/08/11/crime-and-policing-continue-to-split-democrats-in-minnesota
Public safety and abortion at issue in race between Omar, Samuels: The contest marks the latest fight between moderates and progressives in Minneapolis and ...
startribune.com/policing-abortion-at-forefront-of-primary-race-between-rep-ilhan-omar-and-don-samuels/600196328/
AOC and Other Lawmakers Arrested For Abortion Rights Protest at Supreme Court: At least 16 Democratic lawmakers were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police for ...
thedailybeast.com/aoc-and-other-lawmakers-arrested-for-abortion-rights-protest-at-supreme-court
Quick Glance: Protesters for abortion rights and lawmakers arrested outside the Supreme Court
- Seventeen members of Congress, including Democrats Reps.
- On July 19, 17 members of Congress were arrested and later freed during an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court.
- In the weeks following the Supreme Court's ruling, patients have been denied much-needed maternal health care due to confusion regarding new abortion-related rules.
- Protesters for abortion rights marched from the United States Capitol to the street in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, carrying a giant orange banner that read, "Our Bodies."
Man with a pistol arrested for threatening to kill Pramila Jayapal outside her home: report
salon.com/2022/07/12/armed-man-arrested-for-threatening-to-democratic-congresswoman-at-her-home/
Quick Glance: Man accused of threatening Jayapal's life outside her home
- According to the probable cause statement, Forsell stated after being read his Miranda rights that he knew Jayapal, who is Indian, lived at the residence and planned to pitch a tent on the property.
- According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, a court set bond for Forsell at $500,000, equivalent to other cases involving firearms threats to kill and hate crimes.
- Jayapal's office verified the event at her Seattle residence in a statement.
- Jayapal and her family are safe, according to the message, and she thanks constituents for their well wishes.
Police arrest 17 US lawmakers protesting abortion rights: At least 17 Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan ...
punchng.com/police-arrest-17-us-lawmakers-protesting-abortion-rights/
Democrats Introduce Bill To Get Police Out Of Schools: Senators Chris Murphy (CT) and Elizabeth Warren (MA), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA) and ...
forbes.com/sites/wesleywhistle/2020/07/31/democrats-introduce-bill-to-get-police-out-of-schools/
US Monitoring Rise in Rights Abuses in India, Blinken Says in Rare Direct Rebuke: 'We are monitoring some recent concerning developments in India including ...
thewire.in/world/us-monitoring-rise-in-rights-abuses-in-india-blinken-says-in-rare-direct-rebuke
Rep. Omar names no-knock legislation after Amir Locke: The Minnesota Democrat's bill would limit the use of no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations.
startribune.com/rep-omar-names-no-knock-legislation-after-amir-locke/600151789/
Rep. Ilhan Omar working on federal no-knock legislation following the death of Amir Locke
startribune.com/rep-ilhan-omar-working-on-federal-no-knock-legislation-following-the-death-of-amir-locke/600146425/
Rashida Tlaib Delivers Progressive Rebuttal to Biden's SOTU: Congress' left flank has been blamed for Democrats' stagnating agenda, but Rashida Tlaib praised ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rashida-tlaib-biden-state-of-the-union-rebuttal-1315076/
Reps. Omar, Tlaib and Carson: 'we are not anyone's scapegoat': Rep. Ilhan Omar played for the press an anti-Muslim death threat voicemail that she said she ...
businessinsider.com/reps-omar-tlaib-and-carson-we-are-not-anyones-scapegoat-2021-11
US Rep. Ilhan Omar's Capitol Hill office receives package with 'suspicious substance'
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/26/rep-ilhan-omars-office-gets-package-suspicious-substance/8559191002/
Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis PD: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As activists mobilized this summer to ask Minneapolis voters to replace their ...
apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-minneapolis-police-ilhan-omar-congress-e91a77e57d02800861c54585256fd293
Why some Democrats oppose replacing Minneapolis police force: Over a year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some Democrats are pushing to replace ...
csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2021/1004/Why-some-Democrats-oppose-replacing-Minneapolis-police-force
At town hall, Omar boosts public safety amendment, blasts Biden budget stalemate: The congresswoman weighed in on Minneapolis issues in her 8th town hall of the ...
startribune.com/at-town-hall-u-s-rep-ilhan-omar-boosts-public-safety-amendment-blasts-stalement-over-biden-package/600109362/
Ellison, Omar back Minneapolis policing ballot question: The DFL representative is breaking from some Democrats in Minnesota's congressional delegation.
startribune.com/omar-supports-minneapolis-policing-ballot-question/600092577/
Omar leads call to expand federal investigation of policing in Minn.: Omar asking AG Merrick Garland to widen scope of MPD investigation.
startribune.com/rep-ilhan-omar-leads-call-for-doj-to-expand-minnesota-federal-policing-probe/600065820/
'January 6 Was Not Due to a Lack of Police Funding': Squad Members Reject Capital Hill Security Bill
commondreams.org/news/2021/05/20/january-6-was-not-due-lack-police-funding-squad-members-reject-capital-hill-security
Progressives Dems vote against Capitol security funding to protest policing: "We cannot support this increased funding while many of our communities ...
axios.com/progressives-dems-capitol-security-bill-policing-9146bbe4-23bf-4cc0-81d2-424d47b33d21.html
Amid National Reckoning on Police Brutality, Omar Reintroduces Bold Reform Bills: "History shows that the criminal justice system is not equipped to ...
commondreams.org/news/2021/04/28/amid-national-reckoning-police-brutality-omar-reintroduces-bold-reform-bills
Missouri’s Bush one of three House Democrats to oppose $2 billion Capitol security bill
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article251562218.html
'I'm relieved': Democrats react to guilty verdict in Chauvin trial: Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri was seen crying and hugging Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts ...
businessinsider.com/democrats-react-chauvin-guilty-verdict-waters-bush-sanders-pressley-2021-4
Ilhan Omar: Chauvin trial 'retraumatizing' community: "I have tried to avoid watching," the Minnesota congresswoman said of the case.
politico.com/news/2021/04/04/ilhan-omar-george-floyd-chauvin-trial-479023
Omar: Capitol security incident would be more deadly if AR-15 involved | TheHill: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Friday that an attack on the Capit...
thehill.com/homenews/house/546251-omar-capitol-security-incident-would-be-more-deadly-if-ar-15-involved
Republican congressman condemned over Islamophobic tweet to Ilhan Omar: Greg Murphy deleted tweet invoking 9/11 after Omar expressed grief about attack outside ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/05/republican-congressman-greg-murphy-ilhan-omar
Hate crimes against Asians bring calls for new legislation in Minnesota, U.S.: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar joined state leaders Wednesday in urging action.
startribune.com/anti-asian-hate-crimes-heighten-calls-for-new-legislation-in-minnesota-congress/600040779/
BREAKING: With Biden’s backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing: Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled Wednesday to pass the most ...
ajc.com/news/nation-world/breaking-with-bidens-backing-dems-revive-bill-to-overhaul-policing/3PSIB6D3ZRDKRDXFYUJXIG43KQ/
'Classic Case of Crisis Opportunism': Republicans in Three States Introduce Bills Criminalizing Protest in Wake of Capitol Attack
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/13/classic-case-crisis-opportunism-republicans-three-states-introduce-bills
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