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The Latest Breaking News from Ilhan Omar

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 34

August 11, 2022

Ballotpedia

Minnesota's 5th District DFL primary shows division over Rep. Ilhan Omar's tenure

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar spent months largely ignoring her Democratic challenger.

Tribune News Service

Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar narrowly wins her primary in Minnesota

Comes as Reps Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush won more decisive victories

The Independent UK

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Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Don Samuels in 5th District DFL race

MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar narrowly defeated former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels in Tuesday's Fifth District DFL primary.

Tribune News Service

Abortion opponents, election deniers: US midterm races take shape

Trump-backed candidate wins another nomination and progressive Ilhan Omar ekes out close race in latest polls.

Al Jazeera

Don Samuels concedes as Rep. Ilhan Omar holds lead in Minn. 5th District DFL primary race

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels conceded the Fifth District DFL primary to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday night as Omar held a narrow lead in the race.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Ilhan Omar leading Don Samuels in 5th District DFL primary race

MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar faced a spirited challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels in Tuesday's 5th District DFL primary.

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Ilhan Omar faces centrist rival; open House seat in Vermont

One of the biggest stars of the left, congresswoman Ilhan Omar, is facing a challenge from the center in her primary in Minnesota on Tuesday

The Independent UK

What to watch in Wis., 3 other states in Tuesday's primaries

The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in Tuesday's primary elections features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence

The Independent UK

Policing, abortion at forefront of primary race between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels

MINNEAPOLIS — Don Samuels is waging his Democratic congressional primary battle against nationally known U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with the hope that Minneapolis voters will reject her campaign like they did last year's contentious policing ballot measure.

Tribune News Service

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, other Minnesota mayors endorse Don Samuels over Rep. Ilhan Omar

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday endorsed Democrat Don Samuels' primary election bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, backing the congresswoman's challenger after she supported his mayoral opponents last year.

Tribune News Service

Seen but not heard? Sit-in protesters change the game for staffers - Roll Call

Bosses used to tell Hill aides, “If I ever see your name in the newspapers, it better be in the obituaries … or it will be.”

Roll Call

Dem aides arrested at Schumer's office

The congressional staffers said that Sen. Chuck Schumer was not doing enough to address the growing climate crisis

Salon

Omar, AOC among US lawmakers held at pro-abortion rights rally

US Capitol police say demonstrators blocked traffic on a nearby road and were given three warnings before the arrests.

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Evening Standard

Full list of the 17 Democrats arrested for protesting for abortion rights at the Supreme Court

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of 35 people arrested at the protest.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar arrested outside Supreme Court during protest over Roe reversal

Escobar was part of a demonstration with several other Democratic congresswomen, including high-profile Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass; all of whom were also arrested.

The Independent UK

AOC, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush’s offices among the first to unionise on Capitol Hill

Notably, Congress voted to allow unionisation in May.

Axios

Joe Manchin's scuttling of climate agenda action slammed by Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar

"He has sabotaged the president's agenda," Sanders said on ABC's "This Week."

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The Independent UK

Ilhan Omar on Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia: ‘It sends the wrong message to everyone who cares about human rights’

‘Starting this trend of saying you’re going to do one thing on foreign policy, and not really is harmful’, the Squad member tells The Independent as Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

Ilhan Omar expertly responds to Lauren Boebert’s anti-hijab comment

Rep Omar channeled Gordon Ramsey, effectively calling the Colorado GOP House member an ‘idiot sandwich’ for her remarks

The Hindu

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Democratic freedoms: Should India worry about international criticism?

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss the reaction of the Indian government to international comments on democratic freedoms in the country, how much should the government worry about these, and what is the impact on Foreign policy

The Independent UK

Florida man sentenced in death threat to Minnesota Rep. Omar

A federal court judge sentenced a former Trump supporter to three years probation for an emailed threat to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and three other congresswomen

Salon

Petition to impeach Thomas grows

"He must resign—or Congress must immediately investigate and impeach," the MoveOn petition reads

Tribune News Service

At north Minneapolis town hall, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar praises new gun safety law, decries Roe's demise

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and others expressed gratitude for new federal gun legislation at a forum in north Minneapolis on Thursday night, but the message included a reminder that there is much more to be done.

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert beats primary challenger in Colorado’s 3rd district

Boebert’s primary victory all but guarantees she will win re-election in November.

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