Earlier this month, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) found herself in hot water with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board after an investigation into alleged campaign finance irregularities found multiple instances of violations.
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Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) appeared on Van Jones’s show on CNN Saturday to talk about a number of issues, including the impeachment debate and their teaming up together to combat white nationalism.
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If nothing else, one thing most people would agree on about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is that when she wants to get a message across, she doesn’t waste any time.

Such was the case earlier this week when, on Wednesday evening, the freshman Congresswoman tweeted out support for a newly-...

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) appeared on a segment of MSNBC’s “Hate in America” special on Memorial Day to answer questions from Hardball host Chris Matthews on white supremacy and anti-Semitism in America.

During the interview, Lewis told Matthews he believes that the election of President Donald Trump stopped America from heading in...

In full panic mode after passage of the fetal heartbeat bills in Alabama and Georgia, Democrats and their special interest group allies are pulling out all the stops in hopes of preventing a possible overturn of Roe v. Wade. One avenue activists are exploring is by way of House Judiciary Committee...

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) has made no secret over the last two and a half years of his desire to impeach President Donald Trump. In fact, Green made impeachment the centerpiece of his seventh Congressional term. It remains the centerpiece for this term.

He first spoke of it...

In the aftermath of the national outrage over the charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett being dropped, President Trump on Thursday called for a federal investigation into the case.

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) took issue with Trump’s call, and Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA) blasted him in a statement:

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Rep. Al Green (D-TX) has repeatedly made clear that there is nothing special counsel Robert Mueller could say that would prevent him from pursuing his goal of impeaching President Trump. He said it on the floor of the U.S. House

Captain America actor Chris Evans visited Capitol Hill last week to talk to lawmakers about a variety of issues, but one meeting in particular threw the star for a loop.

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Two sexual assault allegations made against Viriginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax this month have become a major source of embarrassment for the Democratic party.

But the Democrats have another #MeToo problem, and it’s one that has conveniently fallen off the national radar: Rep. Tony Cárdenas.

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In a nakedly political move, Nancy Pelosi has declared that Trump’s state of the union address next week shouldn’t take place in the House of Representatives. She cited safety concerns due to the government shutdown, but that’s utter nonsense.

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Doing away with diplomatic niceties, the top European Union officials have welcomed the gains made by the Democrats in the US midterm elections. Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans hailed the electoral results while attacking the Trump administration for its “racism” and “rudeness.” “Inspired by voters in the U.S....

The false claim that Israel is an ‘apartheid’ state underpins the intellectual foundations of the BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) movement. The smear actually originated in anti-Zionist campaigns that were initiated by Communist states during the Cold War.

Since the 2001 UN conference in Durban, which launched the BDS movement, the...

Yesterday New Hampshire had a primary, and Eddie Edwards won the GOP nomination for the US House of Representatives from the state’s 1st Congressional District:

Eddie Edwards, who was endorsed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, defeated six Republican opponents in the 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern half of the state....

This year’s midterms are huge for both parties. A newly-released Fox News poll shows the GOP making gains in their voter preference poll.  If true, this is exceptionally good news not just for the GOP but for the president.

Fox News reports:

The latest Fox News poll finds a tightening race when voters...

The last time we visited the San Diego area at Legal Insurrection, all eight border wall prototypes had passed extensive security tests.

The first contact for the border wall has been awarded, and work on the project has begun.

The federal government began work Wednesday to replace a section of border wall in...

A train carrying GOP members of Congress to a retreat has hit a truck. From CNN:

Rep. John Faso, a New York Republican, who was on the train that crashed, said he was able to see the truck that hit the train, and that he was told that injuries were expected from...