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The Latest: Omar calls for end to shutdown, blames Trump

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi faces backlash for placing Ilhan Omar on House Foreign Affairs Committee

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., smiles during an interview following a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, with the freshman class. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ilhan Omar spurs uproar over Mike Pence ‘Jesus take the wheel’ tweet

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Laura Loomer, far-right activist, threatens lawsuit over Twitter suspension

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Minnesota’s Omar faces criticism over Israel sanction issue

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State Rep. Ilhan Omar takes the oath of office as the 2017 Legislature convened Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the nation's first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat House candidate, denounces claims she married her brother

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2018 file photo, Democrat Ilhan Omar, the nation's first Somali-American legislator who won her party's congressional primary in the race, talks during an interview at Peace Coffee in Minneapolis. Omar, who is poised to become the first Somali-American elected to the U.S. House, has denounced allegations that she married her brother, committed immigration fraud and violated campaign finance laws, calling them “disgusting lies.” (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen, File)

Minnesota House hopeful calls marriage, fraud claims ‘lies’

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

Minnesota lawmaker questions Omar’s campaign spending

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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, state Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Decisions by three Minnesota Democrats to leave the House set off a land rush for their open seats, with one race featuring Somali-American lawmaker Ilhan Omar's attempted leap to Congress. (AP Photo/Jim Monem File)

Somali-American nears new historic mark with primary win

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Omar will return speaking fees after ethical questions

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Democratic Party endorses Ilhan Omar in congressional race

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar, already the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature, is jumping into a crowded race for a Minnesota congressional seat. Omar filed Tuesday, June 5, 2018, for the Minneapolis-area seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Nation’s 1st Somali-American lawmaker eyes seat in Congress

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press

License suspended for cabbie accused of harassing lawmaker

Associated Press

In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. The 33-year-old wife, mother, refugee and immigrant reflected on her many roles and how she'll try to voice and inspiration for denigrated minority communities like her own. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

1st Somali-American lawmaker sworn in after trip to homeland

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press