64.6 F
San Diego
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Home Tags Minnesota

Tag: Minnesota

Harris taps Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as her running mate

0
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, to be her running mate, her campaign announced on Tuesday. Walz, 60, is a former teacher who served 24 years in the...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2019. Credit: Mike Jett/Shutterstock.

Amid calls for her resignation, Ilhan Omar claims she was misquoted

0
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a progressive member of the so-called "Squad" and a Mogadishu native, is facing calls for her resignation after, critics say, she promised to do all she could to prevent a Somaliland deal...
(Illustrative) Student with book. Credit: Pixabay.

Minnesota backs off on challenging religious education

0
A new law that sought to prevent teenagers attending parochial institutions from participating in Minnesota’s Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program now will no longer be enforced. Loe v. Walz included Christian families and schools who jointly opposed...
Ilhan Omar speaking at worker's protest against Amazon. Credit: Fibonacci Blue via Flickr.

IfNotNow endorses Omar for re-election to Minnesota seat

0
The anti-Israel group IfNotNow has endorsed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. “BREAKING: IfNotNow Movement Rejects Racist Attacks, Becomes Latest Jewish Group to Endorse @IlhanMN for Re-election,” tweeted the group in a thread on...
A couple was confronted at a Walmart in Marshall, Minn., on July 25, 2020, for wearing Nazi flag face masks. Credit: Raphaela Mueller/Facebook.

Jewish groups, customers denounce Nazi face masks worn in Minnesota Walmart

0
Jewish groups have rebuked a couple who was confronted at a Walmart in Marshall, Minn., on July 25 for wearing Nazi swastika-flags on their face masks. Raphaela Mueller, who was born and raised in Germany...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Flickr.

Omar campaign sends mailer accusing opponent of being ‘in pocket of Wall Street’

0
The re-election campaign of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sent out a mailer received by voters last week that accuses her top primary opponent of being “in the pocket of the GOP,” “in the pocket...
Progressive Democratic congressional candidate Antone Melton-Meaux, who is challenging incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Antone Melton-Meaux for Congress.

Omar’s challenger Antone Melton-Meaux: Progressive and pro-Israel not mutually exclusive

0
Since taking office in 2019, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has become one of the most outspoken critics of Israel in the U.S. Congress. She has become part of a growing cadre of young progressives...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Source: Screenshot.

Sanders endorses Omar for re-election to Minnesota seat

0
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has endorsed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, announced the senator on Wednesday. “@IlhanMN is a woman of incredible strength. We need her leadership in Congress. I’m...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Leopaltik1242/Wikimedia Commons.

Pelosi endorses Omar for re-election to Minnesota seat

0
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has endorsed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, announced Omar’s campaign on Monday. In touting endorsements from Pelosi and Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker...
Progressive Democratic congressional candidate Antone Melton-Meaux, who is challenging incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Antone Melton-Meaux for Congress.

Jewish Democratic Council says it won’t back Ilhan Omar, mum on endorsing her primary...

0
The Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) has affirmed that it will not support Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her upcoming primary, but did not provide a endorsement to her chief primary opponent, progressive...