Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters regarding the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday evening.  “I’m going to go for now,” Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, told reporters Thursday when asked if she would react to the shooting.  A spokesperson for Omar did not immediately respond to a request for comment from...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters and refused to condemn the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening.  “I’m going to go for now,” Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, told reporters when asked if she would react to the shooting.  A spokesperson for Omar did not immediately respond to a request...

With the narrow 215-214 passage of House Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill,” (BBB) there were noted winners and losers, and some entities who felt mixed results from the midnight-oil-burning negotiations and vote. The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) within the GOP conference appeared to be a key player in BBB talks, as Chairman Andy Harris of Maryland voted “present” while two other HFC members – Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio...