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News & perspectivesOmar probe demands evidence and equal accountability
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces renewed questions about her identity following the October 12 federal search of her Washington home. FOX 9, citing Fox News, reported that investigators used a different name in court paperwork. When the local station asked her…
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