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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 ethics probe sought by Steve Drazkowski, Judicial Watch

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., holds a Medicare for All town hall with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., (not pictured) and other state lawmakers, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Lawmaker, conservative group seek ethics probes of Rep. Omar

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President Donald Trump listens as Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., speaks during a meeting with the Republican Study Committee, Friday, March 17, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Mark Walker, GOP Rep., denounces Trump rally chant ‘send her back’ as ‘dagger … through my heart’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Donald Trump denies responsibility for ‘send her back’ chant: ‘I did nothing to lead people on’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this July 15, 2019, photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Long before President Donald Trump attacked the four Democratic congresswomen of color, saying they should “go back” to their home countries, they were targets of hateful rhetoric and disinformation online.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Trump’s harsh words on ‘squad’ reinforce dark posts online

By JILL COLVIN and AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing, Friday, July 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump tries to shift outcry from supporters to ‘The Squad’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks to supporters as she arrives at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Minnesota. President Donald Trump is chiding campaign supporters who'd chanted &quot;send her back&quot; about Somali-born Omar, whose loyalty he's challenged. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Donald Trump says Ilhan Omar staged supporters who cheered for her return home

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

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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 arrives in Minnesota with crowd cheering ‘welcome home’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a photo opportunity with members of the 2019 U.S. Special Olympics athletes and staff, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump disavows ‘send her back’ chant by supporters

By Dave Boyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Williams Arena in Greenville, N.C., Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump disavows ‘send her back’ cry, Omar stands defiant

By ALAN FRAM and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their "broken" countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Ilhan Omar slams Donald Trump for ‘fascist ideology’

By Dave Boyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, introduced a resolution this week that would affirm "Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad." (Associated Press/File)

The Latest: Omar says she won’t stop criticizing Trump

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., condemns remarks by President Donald Trump as he speaks to reporters following a Democratic policy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer calls for GOP to help end Trump’s rhetoric: ‘There’s no John McCain anymore’

By Bailey Vogt - 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**

Jake Tapper: Dem sources admit Trump’s ‘brilliant’ move to make stars of AOC, Omar

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., a target of racist rhetoric from President Donald Trump, responds to reporters as she arrives for votes in the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Donald Trump rhetoric puts ‘millions of Americans in danger’

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, introduced a resolution this week that would affirm "Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad." (Associated Press/File)

Jewish lawmakers brush off pro-boycott resolution from Ilhan Omar

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders fundraise off ‘send her back’ Trump rally chant

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times