Ilhan Omar

"This is someone who's been really strong on environmental issues, on climate, someone who's really strong in energizing a base that feels taken for granted by the Democratic Party," Omar said of Joe Biden's vice presidential pick.

Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib have all won their primary battles, while Ayanna Pressley is running unopposed in her own.

"Tonight, our movement didn't just win," Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted. "We earned a mandate for change."

Though Tlaib has promised to deliver her district for Biden, she will not be endorsing him.

Ilhan Omar knows exactly what she is doing when she targets Israel and the Jewish people.

Democrats in Minneapolis could force a small group of prominent national lawmakers to shrink, if they choose not to re-elect the first-term progressive.

"[Omar's] time has been marred by missteps, including remarks on Israel widely regarded as anti-Semitic, an outsized number of missed votes, and campaign-finance issues," the Star Tribune's editorial board wrote.

Candidate Antone Melton-Meaux has raised $3.2 million for his campaign since May, much of which has been donated from sources outside of Minnesota.

Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib is locked in what could be a tight race to retain her House seat. A loss could deal a big blow to the foursome known as the Squad and their progressive agenda.

President Donald Trump and Republicans are ramping up their attacks against Omar to mobilize their base. But she belongs right where she is—in Congress.

Only two of the next 10 highest-spending nations are rivals of the U.S.; China and Russia. But the U.S. annually spends more than twice as much as both nations combined.

Omar's primary challenger, Antone Melton-Meaux, has recently received at least $3.2 million in donations, compared with Omar's $471,624.

The new survey found that almost three quarters of likely primary voters approved of Omar's record in office thus far.

The lawyer said that many of the police he represents were present on the day rioters burned down the Third Precinct, some of who wrote final notes to loved ones believing they would die.

In a move that formalizes their political alliance, the four first-term progressives Democratic congresswomen known as "The Squad" have launched a fundraising organization to raise money for candidates who share their views and to advance progressive causes.

"It's just really quite disheartening to see the continuation of images like this appear," the representative from Minnesota said.

The Texas Republican sparked a social media debate after he shared a video of a statue of the explorer being pulled down in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rep. Karen Bass said that the proposed Justice in Policing Act does speak to some of the concerns put forward by those calling for the defunding of police.

Jacob Frey was met with profanities and kicked out of a Saturday protest after he was asked a yes-or-no question about abolishing the city's police department.

"I think 99.9 percent of our law enforcement officers are great Americans and many of them are African American, Hispanic, Asian," Robert O'Brien said.

Omar said that nationwide reforms are needed in the wake of George Floyd's police-involved death.

Crowds have gathered in the city to demonstrate following the death of George Floyd.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that while she believes Joe Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade - along with all other survivors - she will still cast her vote for the Democratic nominee against President Donald Trump in November.

More Americans are applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but they're largely required to buy food in stores where they could contract Covid-19.

Bernie Sanders lost the primary contest in Minnesota, which he had won in 2016, to Joe Biden after moderate Democrats dropped out and endorsed the former Vice President.

"I think of communism when I think of Bernie," President Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview this past weekend.

"Senator, some of us still respect the Constitution and understand our role in Congress isn't to bow or kiss the ring of the President," Ilhan Omar told Lindsey Graham.

On Wednesday, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that the recent events in the Middle East gave her PTSD. Congressman Jim Banks later mocked her for it.

Rep. Omar added that she "find peace knowing that I serve with great advocates for peace."

A new campaign ad released by Alabama congressman Bradley Byrne shows images of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar and others, referring to them as "the squad attacking America."