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DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address

“I was arrested for standing up,” says Rahman, who was removed from the chamber Tuesday and spent several hours in jail.


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Ilhan Omar to Trump: “You Have Killed Americans”

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night toggled between being remarkably dull and profoundly racist. During a screed against undocumented immigrants, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shouted at Trump, yelling, “You have killed Americans,” and “You should be ashamed.” The confrontation began after Trump scolded Democrats for not standing and applauding during […]


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The Attack on Ilhan Omar and Trump’s Destructive Politics of Violence

My heart was in my throat as I watched the video emerging late Tuesday. A disturbed, angry man had just rushed Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis and assaulted her. He sprayed her in the chest with vinegar from a syringe, then was tackled by security and arrested. Omar reacted defiantly, […]


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Yup. Trump Suggested Ilhan Omar Staged Her Own Attack in Minneapolis.

After Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked at a Minneapolis town hall on Tuesday night and sprayed with an unknown substance from a syringe, President Donald Trump suggested that she may have orchestrated the incident.  “No. I don’t think about her. I think she’s a fraud. I really don’t think about that,” Trump said when asked […]


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Noem Restricts Congressional ICE Oversight Day After Renee Good Killing

A judge just struck down a nearly identical policy that barred members of Congress from visiting ICE jails unannounced.


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Omar Says Trump’s Minnesota Operations Seem to Be Pushing Toward “Martial Law”

Three members of the Minnesota congressional delegation were denied access to a Minneapolis ICE jail on Saturday.


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Omar Slams DHS for Accusing Her of Lying About ICE Apprehending Her Son

“No surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight,” Omar’s office said.


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Omar Slams Abbott as Unfit for Office Amid His “Vile” Islamophobic Spree

“The normalization of anti-Muslim hate speech is vile. This bigot should have no place in elected office,” she said.


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