Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim to US Congress * Ilhan Omar campaigned on policies embraced by Democratic Party's most liberal wing * Rashida Tlaib became Muslim woman elected to Michigan Legislature in 2008 …
In Minnesota, Democratic nominee Ilhan Omar has criticized what she calls the “Israeli apartheid regime.” ..…
-One of Muslim women elected to Congress, Ilhan Omar, 35, will now assume Minnesota seat held by Keith Ellison, Democratic National Committee Chair, Attorney General. ..…
Minnesota Democratic Congressional Candidate Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party on Nov. 6, 2018, in Minneapolis. ..…
The prevailing political winds are finally catching up with her Almost immediately, Tlaib’s victory was hailed as part of a new wave of unabashedly leftist women of color who are challenging the establishment wing of the Democratic Party—from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York City to Ilhan..…
Omar and Tlaib are Muslim have been critical of Israel Omar called Israel apartheid state and said once that it has hypnotized the world. She is member of Democratic Socialists of America, even equivocating about the occupation, I may not use the right words... ..…
But Democratic greatest influence will be oversight, the ability to call hearings and, if necessary, subpoena witnesses, as they chair committees like Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Intelligence.. ..…
Democratic congressional candidate Ilhan Omar attends a gun violence prevention roundtable with former U.S. ... Both women ran in heavily Democratic districts. Minnesota state data showed Omar winning by a large margin, and Michigan media reported that Tlaib had won. . ..…
Minnesota Democratic Congressional-elect Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 6, 2018. ..…
Oklahoma Republican Tom Cotton will be ousted who defeated Democrat Claire McCaskill in the Missouri Senate race. o being among the pair of firsts, Omar will also be the member of Congress to wear headscarf, Somali American US legislator, and the first woman of color to represent..…
Democrat Ilhan Omar, Somali refugee, will become one of Muslim women to serve in the United States Congress after defeating Republican Jennifer Zielinski on Tuesday.. ..…
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