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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., addresses the 110th NAACP National Convention, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Rashida Tlaib won’t travel to Israel despite approval to visit family

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks to constituents in Wixom, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Latest: Omar disputes Netanyahu’s claims about itinerary

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U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens to a question from a constituent in Wixom, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Israel grants Rashida Tlaib West Bank visit on humanitarian grounds

By Issac Scharf - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar (left), Minnesota Democrat, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, are members of "The Squad" with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat who declared that the Palestinians have no choice but to riot over the supposed repression they face at the hands of the Israelis. (Associated Press/File)

Israel bars Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering country

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Marco Rubio: Israel barring Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar ‘a mistake’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 13, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak in Monaca, Pa. Trump is hoping to woo New Hampshire into his column heading into 2020. The president will visit the state on Thursday to hold a reelection rally. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump defends Israel move to bar 2 congresswomen

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In this July 15, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, right, speaks, as U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. listens, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. The U.S. envoy to Israel said he supports Israel's decision to deny entry to two Muslim congresswomen ahead of their planned visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank. Ambassador David Friedman said Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in a statement following the Israeli government's announcement that Israel &quot;has every right to protect its borders&quot; against promoters of boycotts &quot;in the same manner as it would bar entrants with more conventional weapons.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donald Trump stands by Ilhan Omar-Rashida Tlaib Israel ban

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar (left), Minnesota Democrat, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, are members of "The Squad" with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat who declared that the Palestinians have no choice but to riot over the supposed repression they face at the hands of the Israelis. (Associated Press/File)

Israel bars US congresswomen - with a nudge from Trump

By ILAN BEN ZION and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joins Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as Democrats rally outside the Capitol ahead of passage of H.R. 1, &quot;The For the People Act,&quot; a bill which aims to expand voting rights and strengthen ethics rules, in Washington, Friday, March 8, 2019. The House passed a resolution to condemn anti-Semitism and other bigotry on Thursday following debate over Omar's recent comments suggesting House supporters of Israel have dual allegiances. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ilhan Omar swipes at Donald Trump in pictures with Pelosi in Africa: ‘She went back with me’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump denounces Dems at rally, plays down race

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

In this combination image from left; Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., July 10, 2019, Washington, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., March 12, 2019, in Washington, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., July 12, 2019, in Washington, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., July 10, 2019, in Washington. A new billboard in North Carolina shows four minority congresswomen smiling down on the small town of Murphy, their faces at odds with the apocalyptic phrase slapped above them: The 4 Horsemen Cometh. (AP Photo, File)

Gun shop billboard depicting the ‘Squad’ as idiots coming down

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before departing for a campaign rally in Cincinnati, on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump tears into Democrats at raucous rally

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks Monday, July 22, 2019, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Amneal Pharmaceuticals in Glasgow, Ky. (Bac Totrong)/Daily News via AP) ** FILE **

Rand Paul offers to buy Ilhan Omar a plane ticket to Somalia to ‘appreciate America more’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., holds a Medicare for All town hall with other lawmakers, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Ilhan Omar, New York Times, partners in latest anti-Trump hit

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., holds a Medicare for All town hall with other lawmakers, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Ilhan Omar: Trump rally where chants erupted will be ‘defining moment’ in U.S. history

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joined at right by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responds to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their &quot;broken&quot; countries, as he exploited the nation's glaring racial divisions once again for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All four congresswomen are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Ilhan Omar: Donald Trump has always had ‘inherent racism’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., holds a Medicare for All town hall with other lawmakers, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Donald Trump: controversial Rep. Ilhan Omar will help me win Minn. in 2020

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times