Tag: Ilhan Omar

Omar Not Just Antisemitic, but Also Anti-American

Commentary The Republican-controlled House has voted to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), off the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I salute Republicans for leadership, beneficial for the country and beneficial for black Americans whose interests Omar pretends to represent. Omar pushed back from the House floor, playing, of course, the race card. She accused Republicans of…


GOP Right to Deny Ilhan Omar a Committee Seat

Commentary Poor Ilhan Omar has been denied a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “I certainly did not or was not aware that the word ‘hypnotized’ was a trope,” the congresswoman told CNN’s Dana Bash this week. “I wasn’t aware of the fact that there are tropes about Jews and money. That has been…


Capitol Report: Rep. Omar Voted Off House Foreign Affairs Committee; House Votes on Socialism

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is booted off the Foreign Affairs Committee. Democrats say it’s a politically charged act of revenge, while Republicans say it’s about national security. The House voted on a bill to condemn the horrors of socialism, with majorities on both sides of the aisle agreeing. But some lawmakers spoke against the resolution….


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Feb. 2): House Ousts Rep. Ilhan Omar From Powerful Committee; TikTok Should Be Banned From App Stores: Dem

House Republicans on Feb. 2 voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee over past comments that critics have called anti-Semitic. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) wrote a letter to the heads of Apple and Google urging them to remove TikTok from their stores. In addition to national security concerns,…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Feb. 2): House Ousts Rep. Ilhan Omar From Powerful Committee; TikTok Should Be Banned From App Stores: Dem

House Republicans on Feb. 2 voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) over past comments that critics have called antisemitic. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) wrote a letter to the heads of Apple and Google urging them to remove TikTok from their stores. In addition to national security concerns,…


NTD Evening News (Feb. 2): House Ousts Rep. Ilhan Omar From Powerful Committee; TikTok Should Be Banned From App Stores: Dem

House Republicans on Feb. 2 voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) over past comments that critics have called antisemitic. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) wrote a letter to the heads of Apple and Google urging them to remove TikTok from their stores. In addition to national security concerns,…


Capitol Report: Federal Workers Possibly Involved in Massive Unemployment Fraud; Sen. Ernst Calls for Investigation

Thousands of federal workers are accused of defrauding COVID-19 unemployment benefits. A senator is calling for an investigation. President Joe Biden is touting infrastructure money in Baltimore, as the Justice Department says it’s working to brief lawmakers on classified documents. Former President Donald Trump is on the campaign trail again, with some strong words for…


Schiff, Swalwell, Omar Vow to ‘Stick Together’ As McCarthy Blocks Them From Committees

Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) vowed to “stick together” on Jan. 25 in response to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) refusal to allow them assignments on House committees. On Jan. 24, McCarthy formally rejected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-N.Y.) nominations of Schiff and Swalwell for the House Intelligence…


House Democrat Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar on Committee Assignments in the New Congress.

U.S. House of Representative democrat member Adam Schiff(D-CA), Eric Swalwell(D-CA), and Ilhan Omar(D-Minn) hold a media availability at 11:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 25 on committee assignments for the 118th Congress. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Rep. Omar ‘Glad’ Special Counsel Investigating Biden Classified Documents

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has said she is “glad” that a special prosecutor has been appointed to look into classified materials found at President Joe Biden’s home and former office. The lawmaker made the comments in an interview with MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend in which she said she believes the discovery needs to be taken seriously. “I…