The Latest Breaking News from Ilhan Omar

Rep. Ilhan Omar sees Christians singing on a plane; wonders what would happen if Muslims did the same

Seeing a video of Christians on a plane singing spiritual songs left Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wondering what might happen if her Muslim family behaved the same way.

Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2022

US Secretary of State Blinken rebukes Indian ‘government, police’ in comments about ‘concerning’ rights abuses

India has witnessed a spate of violence against minorities after Modi came to power

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

U.S. monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of the Asian nation's rights record.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

Republican Royce White isn’t the average jock turned politician

While the 30-year-old’s self-determined streak might have cost him a lucrative NBA career, he has a decent shot at being elected to Congress

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022

Biden warned: "no-fly" equals act of war

Rep. Ilhan Omar similarly said on the House floor that "it would mean the beginning of World War III."

Salon · Mar 18, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 14

In this issue: Former Minneapolis Council member challenges Ilhan Omar and a hypothetical matchup poll shows Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo about even 

Ballotpedia · Mar 17, 2022

Ilhan Omar to vote against a ban on Russian oil

The Minnesota Democrat warns that ‘can’t be about just the immediate gratifying response that we want to come up with.’

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Growing field of GOP candidates looks to defeat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar

Former NBA player Royce White announced his candidacy Feb. 22 for the Fifth Congressional District on outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

Royce White Is Running for Congress in Minnesota

The former college basketball star hopes to win Representative Ilhan Omar’s seat.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 22, 2022

Former NBA player Royce White seeks to challenge Rep. Omar as a Republican

MINNEAPOLIS — Royce White began his campaign to win back DFL U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's 5th Congressional District for the GOP for the first time in more than half a century began Tuesday standing alone in the biting cold of a snowstorm outside the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022