Ilhan Omar

(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'...

(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’...

(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...