Rep. Ilhan Omar talks Don Samuels’ primary challenge
Rep. Ilhan Omar beat Don Samuels in a 2022 primary by about 2,500 votes. She talks about the rematch, as well as other issues.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar beat Don Samuels in a 2022 primary by about 2,500 votes. She talks about the rematch, as well as other issues.
Three Minnesota Democrats voted to remove Santos — Reps. Angie Craig, Betty McCollum, and Ilhan Omar — but the fourth Democrat, Rep. Dean Phillips, did not vote in Friday's proceedings.
Rep. Ilhan Omar has accused her opponent in the 5th District, Don Samuels, of "misogyny" and "lies and sexism" based on a recent podcast appearance.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar will face a challenge in her fight for reelection in 2024.
Don Samuels, who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Ilhan Omar in a 2022 primary, has announced he will once again run against the congresswoman.
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, who nearly beat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in 2022, is running for the seat again. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy takes a look at what promises to be a heated race.
Don Samuels lost the Democratic primary in 2022 by about 2,500 votes. He tells Esme Murphy why he's running again.
One of the 22 Democratic Party lawmakers who voted in favor of censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her comments on the Israel-Hamas war was Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig, and she's now explaining why.
As we approach the 2024 elections, one of the issues on the front burner is inflation and the cost of living. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar joined us Sunday morning to talk about a push to raise the minimum wage.
Ultimately, the vote passed with a strong bipartisan majority of both Democrats as well as Republicans, 314-117 in the end. Among Republicans, 149 voted in favor of the bill while 71 voted against it. Among Democrats, 165 voted yes while 46 voted no.
Minnesota Democratic Party leaders met in a closed executive session Thursday evening to discuss the chaos that broke out during a weekend convention to endorse a candidate for a Minneapolis City Council race.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she's no longer defined by the "firsts" that accompanied her arrival in Congress.
Since Rep. Ilhan Omar was elected to Congress in 2018, she has been the center of a number of controversies. In this week's Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the latest controversy and what Omar has to say.
Rep. Pete Stauber joined Esme Murphy Sunday morning, speaking on the Rep. Ilhan Omar vote, President Biden’s BWCAW ruling and more.
Rep. Ilhan Omar sits down with Esme Murphy following a House vote that ousted her from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was voted out of her committee assignment over previous remarks that were deemed antisemitic.
In a straight party-line vote Thursday, the U.S. House has voted to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee by a vote of 218-211.
House Republicans voted to oust Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar from her committee.
"I might have used words at the time that I didn't understand were trafficking in antisemitism. When that was brought to my attention, I apologized, I owned up to it. That's the kind of person that I am," Rep. Omar said.
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is projected to win a third term representing Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Cicely Davis.
WCCO’s Reg Chapman sits down with Don Samuels, who says his work in the community is far from over after his DFL primary election loss to Rep. Ilhan Omar.
The battle to determine the Democrat on the November ballot for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District was a hard-fought one.
The WCCO team is tracking Tuesday night's decisions about who will face-off against each other in the November election.
The progressive congresswoman narrowly defeated her moderate challenger, who said that if Omar wasn't the incumbent, he would have won.
Esme Murphy reports on races to watch in the Minnesota and Wisconsin primaries.
