(Al-Monitor) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress. She’s also one of Congress’ first two female Muslim lawmakers. As such, Tlaib wants to take the fight to the pro-Israel lobby by organizing a congressional delegation […]
(Middle East Eye) Ilhan Omar had four hours to decide whether to run for Congress. Last June, Keith Ellison, then a representative for Minnesota and the first Muslim elected to Congress, made a late-hour entry into the state’s attorney general race, leaving […]
(CNS) Welcoming his two fellow Muslim newcomers to Congress, Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) on Thursday evening envisioned a future with 30-35 Muslim members serving by 2030, and with Muslims holding posts ranging from committee chairs to the presidency of the United States. […]
(Daily Caller) Freshman Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar posted a photo to Twitter on Tuesday praising her predecessor, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, despite the allegations of domestic violence against him. She tweeted that Ellison “left me big shoes to fill as […]
(Hill) Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) revealed Saturday that she swore in as a member of the House of Representatives on her personal Quran, rather than the historic copy owned by Thomas Jefferson, as news reports previously indicated. Multiple news outlets including […]
(Washington Post) Khadra Mohamud stood in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s brand-new congressional office Thursday, taking in a new scene in American politics — a crowd of supporters, the majority of them women, many of them in hijabs, celebrating the swearing-in of a Muslim […]
(Washington Post) This week, like other new members of Congress, incoming Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) will take her first oath of office. Unlike most other incoming members of Congress, however, Tlaib will be sworn in on the Koran, Islam’s holiest book. […]
(Washington Examiner) In a glowing profile of representative-elect Ilhan Omar, the New York Times portrays her critics as merely scared of somebody different, all the while glossing over her misrepresentation of her position on Israel and record of unapologetically peddling anti-Semitic conspiracy […]
(NY Times) As a 12-year-old refugee from Somalia adjusting to life in the Virginia suburbs, Ilhan Omar fended off bullies who stuck gum on her scarf, knocked her down stairs and jumped her when she changed clothes for gym class. Her father […]
(Detroit Free Press) When Rashida Tlaib stands on Jan. 3 for her ceremonial swearing in as the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, it will be with her hand on a copy of the Koran. But this won’t be […]
(Free Beacon) Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar told Muslim Girl magazine that she “believes in and supports the BDS movement,” adding that she has fought to ensure others are also able to openly support the movement. Omar, who was elected to Congress in the […]
(NY Post) The 2018 midterm will bring many new faces to Washington, but few will find as much adoration as Ilhan Omar. One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, Omar, who will represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, is a […]
(PJ Media) For two years, U.S. media has maintained a near-blackout on the specific evidence of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minnesota) disturbing character and legal issues. In the 18 hours after Omar was elected to replace Keith Ellison in MN Congressional District 5, […]
(Hill) Keith Ellison resigned from his post as Democratic National Committee deputy chairman on Thursday following his victory in Minnesota’s hotly contested attorney general race. In an emailed statement to DNC members, chairman Tom Perez announced Ellison’s departure and praised the outgoing congressman as […]
(Breitbart) Video of Democrat Rashida Tlaib dancing wearing the Palestinian flag at a victory party emerged Tuesday evening, after she won a largely uncontested race for the open seat in Michigan’s heavily Democratic 13th congressional district. Tlaib is one of two Muslim […]
(MPR) Democrat Keith Ellison came out on top Tuesday in the race to be Minnesota’s next attorney general following a contentious race where both candidates had to respond to questions about their past. With about 94 percent of precincts reporting, Ellison had […]
(Free Beacon) Minnesota voters heading to the polls on Tuesday will be reminded of domestic abuse allegations against Democratic attorney general nominee Keith Ellison. A new statewide ad highlights charges that Ellison physically and verbally abused women. The issue has dogged the […]
(PJ Media) On Tuesday, one-term state Representative Ilhan Omar (D-60B) appears likely to replace the outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) by winning Minnesota’s pre-eminent House seat: CD-5. In October, however, the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board opened a formal investigation of her after reviewing […]
(Pioneer Press) For more than a decade, Keith Ellison’s political opponents have criticized him with the same list of grievances: His past association with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, his past association with gang leader Sharif Willis, his past statements on […]
(KSTP) Neither campaign is holding back any punches in the final days of the race for Minnesota attorney general. It’s a battle that is being waged on the airwaves and in digital ads between DFL candidate Keith [Ellison] and Republican candidate Doug […]
(PJ Media) In recent days, Minnesota state Representative Ilhan Omar (D-60B) has campaigned with Minnesota Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison (D-MN). Omar is the Democratic nominee for the federal House seat, MN CD-5, that Ellison is vacating. She is the assumed favorite […]
(PJ Media) Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-60B) currently leads the race to fill the federal House seat being vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN). Immediately after being elected to her current seat in 2016, Omar faced allegations — soon backed by […]
(Daily Caller) Democratic Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison misled the public during the Minnesota attorney general debate Sunday about his ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a notorious racist and anti-Semite. Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), […]
(MPR) Republican Doug Wardlow is leading Democrat Keith Ellison by 7 points in the race for attorney general, according to the latest MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll — a significant reversal from the last round of polling in mid-September. Of 800 likely […]
(Pioneer Press) Keith Ellison and Doug Wardlow spent the better part of an hour Sunday night trying to characterize the other as extreme — and defend himself from the other’s attacks, which ranged from Louis Farrakhan to gay rights. Ellison, a Democratic […]
(Atlantic) Rashida Tlaib will become the first Muslim American and Palestinian woman elected to the House of Representatives in November — but she’d rather talk about the heavy-duty trucks that roll through her neighborhood in Detroit. Industrial pollution permeates the air and […]
(St. Cloud Times) Doug Wardlow was optimistic at a campaign stop in St. Cloud Saturday morning. After a short rally in St. Joseph, the GOP candidate for attorney general spoke to a crowd of about 30 at the St. Cloud GOP office. […]
(MPR) U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s divorce records were unsealed by a court order Wednesday, detailing the ending of a troubled marriage and later disagreements over spousal support. The records involve Ellison’s 2012 divorce from ex-wife Kim Ellison, a Minneapolis School Board member. […]
(MPR) Kim Ellison, the ex-wife of Minnesota DFL U.S. House Rep. Keith Ellison, made a public plea Tuesday that the couple’s divorce records should remain private. The file is scheduled to be unsealed Wednesday under an order issued last week by Hennepin […]
(NY Times) When Keith Ellison started his bid to become Minnesota’s next attorney general, he had formidable advantages. An outspoken progressive who had served in Congress for more than a decade, Mr. Ellison was one of the most recognizable politicians in the […]
(Hill) Minnesota Democrats are worried that allegations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend of Rep. Keith Ellison (D) could be a drag on his chances of winning the state’s attorney general’s office, a post Democrats have held for almost half […]
(MPR) A judicial officer ordered Friday that Rep. Keith Ellison’s divorce records be unsealed next week, opening the documents to the public weeks before the election and amid a contentious race for Minnesota attorney general. In an order issued Friday, Hennepin County […]
(MPR) A Hennepin County court official will decide no later than Friday whether records in DFL Rep. Keith Ellison’s 2012 divorce should remain sealed or be opened to the public amid a heated race for Minnesota attorney general. Lawyers for the Star […]
(Free Beacon) Women’s March organizer and activist Linda Sarsour ignored a question on Friday about whether she believes Karen Monahan, Democratic National Committee deputy chair Keith Ellison’s ex-girlfriend who accused the Minnesota Democrat of physically and emotionally abusing her. Monahan accused Ellison in […]
(Pioneer Press) The Minneapolis Police Department will not investigate the allegation of domestic abuse against U.S. Rep Keith Ellison but is talking to other agencies that might. “Due to a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, the […]
(AP) An ex-girlfriend’s allegation that Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison once physically abused her could not be substantiated because she refused to provide video she said she had of the incident, an attorney with links to the state’s Democratic Party who was hired […]
(BuzzFeed) A growing number of Democrats say the domestic abuse allegations against Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison should be investigated, and now the House Democrat says he will request a House investigation himself. Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee and […]
(AP) Minnesota’s Democratic Party chairman said Monday that he expects an investigation of allegations of physical abuse against Rep. Keith Ellison to be completed and released soon, well ahead of the November election. A former long-term girlfriend accused Ellison of physical abuse […]
(Daily Caller) Minnesota Democrats’ self-described “independent” investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison is being handled by the party attorney’s legal partner. Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee and nominee for Minnesota attorney general, is accused of […]
(Daily Caller) The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the Minnesota arm of the Democratic Party, concluded its investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison two weeks ago, Karen Monahan told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Sunday. Monahan, a Sierra Club activist and […]
(Fox) U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison pushed back Friday against allegations of domestic abuse, saying his accuser fabricated the story about him. The Minnesota Democrat also dismissed a medical record that named him as the abuser, but said he can’t be sure more […]
(Politico) Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation against Brett Kavanaugh is ricocheting back on a Democrat who has faced his own allegations but, ostensibly, has nothing to do with the Supreme Court fight: Rep. Keith Ellison, the candidate for Minnesota attorney general and deputy […]
(Daily Caller) The ex-girlfriend accusing Democratic Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison of domestic abuse told her doctor in 2017 about alleged “emotional and physical abuse” from Ellison, according to a document the woman published Wednesday. Karen Monahan’s account in the doctor’s report is […]
(MPR) Dogged by a recent allegation of domestic abuse, Democrat Keith Ellison has a narrow, five-point lead over Republican candidate Doug Wardlow in the race to be Minnesota’s next attorney general, according to an MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. Of 800 likely […]
(Hill) Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday sparred over Rep. Keith Ellison’s (D-Minn.) association with Louis Farrakhan. “Is it that he’s black or that he’s Muslim that makes you hate/fear him so much?” Pocan asked Trump Jr. on Twitter after […]
(Daily Caller) One week after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced it was “reviewing” domestic abuse allegations against Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the DNC has yet to provide the public with any updates on the allegations against him. Ellison, the deputy […]
(Weekly Standard) The allegations against Keith Ellison are explosive, though at this point unproven. The Minnesota congressman’s ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan alleges that he verbally and physically abused her in 2016. “He looked at me, goes ‘Hey you f—ing hear me’ … and […]
(MPR) U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota attorney general who won Tuesday’s primary election, received the endorsement of the party on Saturday amid allegations of domestic abuse. Delegates gathered at a meeting of the DFL State Central Committee in […]
(AP) Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison said Friday he won’t abandon his campaign for attorney general amid allegations that he once physically abused an ex-girlfriend and said if she claims to have a video of the incident she should produce it. Normally a […]
(CBS) Rep. Keith Ellison — deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a candidate for Minnesota attorney general — has denied allegations that he abused his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan. On Thursday, Monahan, 44, spoke on camera for the first time about […]
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