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Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has secured a fifth term by defeating Republican nominee John Nagel in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District race Tuesday evening, CBS News projects.
Controversial left-wing commentator Hasan Piker sat down for a conversation with Democratic U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar and Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh on Monday, following days of questions and concerns surrounding his visit.
Controversial left-wing commentator Hasan Piker sat down for a conversation with Democratic U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar and Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh on Monday, following days of questions and concerns surrounding his visit.
A Minnesota congresswoman insisted that a federal raid wouldn't silence her. But Rep. Ilhan Omar didn't have much to say as she cast her ballot in Minneapolis on Friday. WCCO's Caroline Cummings explains how the Democrat handled new questions about what critics call her "real name."
Omar, who is seeking a fifth term, has said little publicly since agents searched her home. She has called the federal investigation "an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement."
As election day gets closer, there is some division in Minnesota's Democratic Party stemming from a planned visit next week by a controversial political commentator, plus more of the day’s top stories.
The Minnesota Democrat told MS NOW's Chris Hayes that her address is now public and she is facing death threats. She said her children visit on and off, and she doesn't want people tracking them.
Omar said the administration is trying to intimidate her and "so many people" before the midterm elections. The Justice Department says the search was part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.
Former President Barack Obama is criticizing the Justice Department's actions against Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Omar's attorneys asked the government to immediately return the congresswoman's property, and also demanded all video and audio recordings of the search be preserved.
The statement says the push to strip Omar of her citizenship "has no basis in the law and has no precedent." The Justice Department says agents executed a search warrant in an ongoing criminal investigation.
The subpoenas were issued on Friday, just days before Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday morning by investigators from ICE's investigative unit.
Federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Monday. Ashley Grams explains what is known about the raid and how her supporters in Minneapolis are reacting.
Sources say the investigation centers on Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration documents, involving paperwork filled out by her late father when she was a child.
People in Minneapolis rallied in support of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday afternoon, hours after federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., home.
Sources say the Homeland Security is investigating Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's immigration documents, involving paperwork filled out by her late father when she was a child.
The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall meeting as the city endured a surge of immigration agents and the deaths of two U.S. citizens was sentenced to 14 months in prison Thursday after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
Omar amended her filing in April after it valued her husband's companies at between $6 million and $30 million. Her office blames an accountant and says a House watchdog has now voted to dismiss the allegations.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has secured the Democratic nomination for reelection in the 2026 primary, CBS News projects.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says a Homeland Security Investigations agent was outside her monthly town hall meeting in Richfield, Minnesota, on Thursday.
In the past few years, one of Minnesota's fiercest primary battles has been in the 5th Congressional District, which has been held since 2018 by Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District is the most Democratic district in the state and in the entire country. In previous years, candidates running against Omar in the DFL primary raised millions of dollars, but that is not the case this year. Omar is facing several DFL challengers, none of whom has more than $100,000 in the bank, according to their last financial statements.
In the past few years one of the fiercest primary battles has been in the 5th Congressional District. That seat has been held since 2018 by Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar. In previous years, candidates running against her in the DFL primary have raised millions of dollars. This year Omar is facing several DFL challengers, none of whom has more than $100,000 in their campaign accounts. Omar is sitting on a very comfortable $1.5 million in cash as she works toward the primary. Esme Murphy sat down with her to talk about the race.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been taking people they detain in Minnesota to the Whipple Federal Building for processing. On Friday, members of Congress were there for an oversight visit.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been taking people they detain in Minnesota to the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building for processing. On Friday, members of Congress, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, said agents there were frustrated by their questions during an oversight visit. WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle spoke with U.S. representatives about what they witnessed.
