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Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar blasts Trump administration's push to cut federal programs • Feb. 16, 2025, 5:15 PM ET (CBS)
Rep. Ilhan Omar says GOP "doesn't have the numbers" to dismantle USAID through Congress • Feb. 10, 2025, 3:54 AM ET (CBS)
Omar responds to deportation threat • Feb. 6, 2025, 5:13 AM ET (Politico)
Rep. Ilhan Omar: USAID kept my family fed & safe • Feb. 3, 2025, 9:10 PM ET (CNN)

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Born October 4, 1982 (age 42) • Mogadishu • Somalia
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