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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is processed by U.S. Capitol Police Officers after being arrested for participating in a sit-in with activists from the Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPDA) in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on July 19, 2022. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JNS)
August 23, 2024, 7:32 pm
Omar visits anti-Israel sit-in at DNC. So does Summer Lee.
Omar stated that others in the Democratic Party made similar requests.
By JNS
August 20, 2024, 8:46 pm
Chronicle poll results: PACs working to defeat ‘Squad’ members
We asked our readers if they support the work of PACs to defeat "Squad" members at the polls. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a news conference at the Capitol, July 25, 2019. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
August 14, 2024, 5:37 pm
Ilhan Omar easily wins primary after 2 stinging defeats for progressive ‘Squad’
Pro-Israel money did not line up in large amounts behind Omar’s opponent, Don Samuels
By Luke Tress and Ron Kampeas
Rep. Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, joins university union representatives and other lawmakers at a press conference to advocate for the protection of free speech on campuses, at the U.S. Capitol, May 23, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
July 3, 2024, 1:52 pm
Next up, Cori Bush: After Jamaal Bowman defeat, pro-Israel donors pivot to Missouri
Just nine days after Hamas launched the war against Israel, Bush introduced a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
By Ron Kampeas
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to troops at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, April 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 15, 2024, 10:50 pm
‘Squad’ members comment on Iran attack, condemning both Israel and Iran
Summer Lee: " "I condemn Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel & Israel's strike on the Iranian consulate."
By JNS
State Rep. Summer Lee talks to the press outside her polling station at the Paulson Recreation Center after voting with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on May 17, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
October 16, 2023, 12:55 pm
Squad members face new vulnerability over anti-Israel activism
Three left-wing Democratic lawmakers are facing renewed primary competition after equivocating over Hamas terrorism
By Matthew Kassel
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 11: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participate in a town hall hosted by the NAACP moderated by CNN Commentator Angela Rye, center, on September 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. The congresswomen talked about their backgrounds and how they were disruptors who “challenged conventional wisdom and assumptions” about how to get elected, among other topics. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
September 12, 2023, 4:16 pm
Pro-Israel advocates face early challenges in effort to unseat Squad members
After Democratic leadership endorsed all incumbents, several top prospective primary challengers are having second thoughts
By Matthew Kassel
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