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August 2, 2019
Standing with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Ilhan Omar targeted the president who had sent insulting messages to her and…
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July 29, 2019
Former President Barack Obama shared his support for a blistering op-ed piece condemning President Donald Trump’s latest attacks, flatly calling them “racism,…
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July 19, 2019
[griojw id=”Kj1wHQlB” playerid=””] Still she rises. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the freshmen congresswoman who had been a target for racist attacks
July 18, 2019
Those who feel that President Trump telling a group of Democratic congresswomen to "go back" to where they came from…
July 17, 2019
Rep. Mike Kelly calls himself a person of color after coming to the defense of President Trump for racist tweets…
July 16, 2019
[griojw id=”7tdkqEms” playerid=””] On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses: Domestic workers may be about to get the
From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., respond to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for the four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their "broken” countries, as he exploited the nation’s glaring racial divisions for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Rep. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 16, 2019
Defiant in the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent call for four Democratic congresswomen of color…
July 11, 2019
Freshman Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar calling on advertisers to boycott Tucker Carlson, after the Fox News host's racist attack of…
July 9, 2019
[griojw id=”ULTbLqwY” playerid=””] On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris wants to close the
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May 16, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said that she and Muslim congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) are facing a barrage of political attacks by President Donald Trump…
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April 19, 2019
[griojw id=”ZTnEAx5i” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Ilhan Omar is not letting Trump’s social media attack on her slide. In fact the feisty
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April 16, 2019
Despite being the target of criticism in Congress and violent threats by her detractors, Ilhan Omar is raising more money…
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Amal Sabrie, Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar, Ilwad Hirsi, Ahmed Hirsi, Adnan Hirsi attend the premiere of "Time For Ilhan" during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Cinepolis Chelsea on April 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) thegrio.com
April 15, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar says there’s been increased death threats against her since President Donald Trump tweeted out a 911 video…
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April 10, 2019
A rift has emerged between Republican lawmaker Dan Crenshaw and Democrat Ilhan Omar over comments he feels reduces the 9/11…
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April 7, 2019
Donald Trump mocked Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, a freshman congressional representative from the 5th District of Minnesota, during a speech…
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March 27, 2019
A unidentified troll left a nasty note on the office door of a Muslim-American member of congress, targeted at another…
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March 8, 2019
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has made a habit of infuriating colleagues and adversaries and now her criticism of Obama has landed…
March 6, 2019
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is not letting the criticisms of her colleague Ilhan Omar by Democratic veteran lawmakers go unchallenged
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February 20, 2019
At the Nation of Islam's annual Saviors' Day event, where he has made controversial statements before, the Muslim minister said…
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February 12, 2019
After a Twitter post about AIPAC was criticized as anti-semitic, Rep. Ilhan Omar issued an apology, saying she did not…