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After White House Shakeup, All Eyes on Stephen Miller

Influence of immigration hardliner appears to be on the rise again

(Newser) - The exodus of US security officials, including Kirstjen Nielsen and the Secret Service chief , has put renewed attention on White House senior aide Stephen Miller. The 33-year-old is widely seen a big reason President Trump is moving to toughen his immigration and border policies, reports the Hill . In fact, the...

Feds Make Arrest After Threat to Muslim Lawmaker

The FBI says Patrick Carlineo Jr called her a 'terrorist'

(Newser) - A western New York man has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, the AP reports. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Patrick Carlineo Jr. was arrested after placing a threatening call to Omar's office in Washington, DC, last month. Authorities did not say when Carlineo...

Chelsea Clinton Gets Pulled Into Mosque Controversy
NYU Students Say Why They
Confronted Chelsea Clinton
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Mar 17, 2019 8:07 AM CDT

NYU Students Say Why They Confronted Chelsea Clinton

They accused her of anti-Muslim rhetoric after mosque attacks

(Newser) - An unlikely figure has been caught up in the heated debate over hate speech in the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings : Chelsea Clinton. Two New York University students confronted Clinton at a vigil for victims Friday night and accused her of contributing to anti-Muslim rhetoric that leads to...

Fox Host Gets Rebuke Over Hijab Comments

Jeanine Pirro mused whether Rep. Ilhan Omar's headwear may be 'antithetical' to Constitution

(Newser) - Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar has been at the center of controversy over remarks she recently made that some call anti-Semitic, but a Fox News host's comments on Omar have themselves earned what CNN Business calls a "rare rebuke" from the network. On her program Saturday, Jeanine Pirro wondered...

House Dems' Closed-Door Meeting Turns Acrimonious

They clashed over an anti-Semitism resolution

(Newser) - House Democrats are deeply divided over their response to comments from a freshman lawmaker seen as anti-Semitic —and Republicans are loving it. At an acrimonious closed-door meeting Wednesday, Democrats argued about rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar for her remark that Israel's supporters in the US are pushing for "...

Freshman Congresswoman Is Back in Controversy
A New Anti-Semitic Allegation
Is Jolting the House
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Mar 5, 2019 11:40 AM CST

A New Anti-Semitic Allegation Is Jolting the House

Rep. Ilhan Omar may be rebuked, but she's pushing back against critics

(Newser) - It's easy to name the newest member of Congress making the most headlines: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez . But another freshman lawmaker continues to generate controversy of her own, and it's about to intensify this week. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim Somali-American, is again under fire for statements seen as anti-Semitic....

Poster of Muslim Rep Sparks Anger, Injury, and a Resignation

The rage flowed at West Virginia's Capitol

(Newser) - Things got ugly Friday at the West Virginia Capitol over a poster linking a newly elected Muslim congresswoman to 9/11, the Washington Post reports. Displayed as part of "WVGOP Day," the poster shows Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota under an image of the burning Twin Towers along with...

Trump Wants Her to Resign. Instead, She Goes After Him
Trump Wants Her to Resign.
Instead, She Takes a Swing
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Feb 13, 2019 2:30 PM CST

Trump Wants Her to Resign. Instead, She Takes a Swing

Rep. Ilhan Omar tweets that Trump has 'trafficked in hate your whole life'

(Newser) - Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar "unequivocally" apologized on Monday for tweets suggesting Jews used money to control politics. "Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes," she said in part. That wasn'...

House Dems' Rebuke of One of Their Own Called 'Remarkable'

At issue is Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's 'use of anti-Semitic tropes'

(Newser) - As far as rebukes go, Politico called it "extraordinary"; Vox went with "remarkable." The House Democratic leadership on Monday called on one of their party's own—Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar—to apologize for her "deeply offensive ... use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’...

Nation's First Somali-American Lawmaker Harassed by Taxi Driver

He called her 'ISIS,' threatened to remove hijab, she says

(Newser) - Minnesota state Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, who will soon take office as the nation's first Somali-American lawmaker , was harassed by a cab driver in Washington, DC, she revealed on Facebook . The 33-year-old was on her way from the White House, where she was learning about policy ideas, to her...

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