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Obama: Omar investigation should ‘outrage all Americans’

Former President Obama has weighed in on the federal government’s criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over accusations of immigration fraud, accusing the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents. In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Obama claimed the probe was an attempt to strip Omar of her U.S. citizenship and...

Sources (2)· Oct 18, 4:35 PM to Oct 18, 9:01 PM

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Homan: Trump Administration Could Denaturalize, Deport Ilhan OmarSaturday on Fox News Channel’s “Big Weekend Show,” Trump border czar Tom Homan said the administration could denaturalize and deport Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) if federal investigators prove immigration fraud. Co-host Tomi Lahren said, “I think people were rather shocked to The post Homan: Trump Administration Could Denaturalize, Deport Ilhan Omar appeared…

Breitbart News Network7h agoWhole story →

Trump once questioned Obama's citizenship. Now Obama is speaking out for Ilhan Omar.Former President Barack Obama issued a forceful denunciation of the Trump administration's legal pursuit of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over suspicions she fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship decades ago, an allegation the Minnesota lawmaker has called "disgusting lies." Why it matters: Obama — who faced false claims for years from Donald Trump that he…

Axios7h agoWhole story →

Vance faces tough questions on Iran war, immigration and more in CBS town hallThe string of sharp queries, some from voters who said they had supported him and President Donald Trump, previewed the rocky path Vance may face trying to answer for the administration's record if he runs for president himself in 2028.

PBS NewsHour8h agoSources (3)Whole story →

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El-Sayed Denounced ‘Conservatives’ for Opposing Free Sex Changes for Transgender Illegal Immigrants, Called for Universal Health Care for Trans ‘Undocumented Persons’Abdul El-Sayed, in a series of unearthed podcast remarks, called for a "truly inclusive" universal health care entitlement that would include "care for transgender people" and "care for immigrants." He later criticized conservatives for demonizing "the undocumented person who comes to this country and wants to get gender reassignment surgery on Medicare…

Washington Free Beacon8h agoWhole story →

Congress Failed, but Voters in 11 States Get Their Say on Core Provision of the SAVE ActSenate Republicans were unable to pass the SAVE America Act this year, but voters in several states have the chance to approve ballot measures implementing its provisions. The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Measures in Arizona and California combine a...

The Daily Signal8h agoWhole story →

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Homan says Ilhan Omar could be stripped of naturalization, deported if immigration fraud is provenFederal agents raided Omar's DC home earlier this week, seizing her cellphone and other possessions

New York Post2h agoWhole story →

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