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By Kamal Sultan Few members of the tight-knit Somali community are willing to talk about Ilhan Omar — due to threats and fear of violence if they do. The Minnesota representative is backed by a fiercely protective group, many of whom take it upon themselves to bombard anyone who speaks out with online threats and even physical harm in the US, Europe and Africa. The group is not officially connected to Omar, and do not receive instructions from her and it is unclear if she is personally aware of their actions. Minnesota “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a campaign rally for Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minneapolis in July 2026. REUTERS The Post understands one member of the community who broke ranks was assaulted on the streets of Minneapolis and again in Kenya after their name appeared in the press.  The critic was attacked outside a Kenyan restaurant in 2022 and left with a concussion as well as several cuts and bruises.  “I got jumped by 15 people a...

By Haley Stevens My decision to withdraw my endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed and support Mike Rogers has angered many Democrats. I understand why. But it was not impulsive, and it was not made for me by anyone else. It was a decision of conscience. I am a proud Democrat and believe in a woman’s right to choose, in organized labor, in opportunity for working families, and in making government work for ordinary people. None of that has changed. I believe that no one making under $70,000 should pay any Federal Income Tax. We should have fixed rate utility bills. And every person in this country gets healthcare. After losing the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, I did what I believed was right. Despite deep disappointment - mine and that of the thousands of people who worked so hard for our campaign - I endorsed Abdul. I put the party first and hoped we could move forward together. Instead, I was shut out. The endorsement was welcomed; the people behind it seemed to be forgott...

By Amy Mek Yasir Qadhi is officially melting down. He just stood in his mosque whining and screaming.... Gov. Abbott “has shut down our janaza.” Gov. Abbott “literally promised that he’s never going to allow our masjid to flourish.” Gov. Abbott “has changed the curriculum to insult your prophet and mine” and “to call our 'religion' by evil adjectives.” And if you won’t spend 15 minutes voting to reverse it: “Shame on you. You don’t even have an excuse… May Allah protect us from the laziness of the likes of you.” Here is what actually got locked into the Texas standards: Muhammad’s military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes were brutal. Early Islam normalized slavery and took female captives as harem slaves. Islam motivated the 9/11 attacks. Jihad drove the conquest of Christian lands. The Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Iranian proxies are the continuity of that same doctrine. That is the record. That is what survived the full Islamic-...

Some top officials hope unique advantages held over Iran will avoid the repeat of endless “rounds” similar to what Israel has had with Hamas. By YONAH JEREMY BOB Many Israelis expect a third round of war between the US-Israel and Iran – and whoever else in the region Tehran pulls in. The next question many have is: Will this really be the last battle or just another “round” in a series of new, seemingly endless rounds? Israelis’ experience with seemingly endless rounds of fighting can be seen on multiple fronts. But it is most fresh regarding Gaza , where major conflicts were fought in 2008-9, 2012, 2014, 2021, along with another half-dozen or so minor conflicts, all before October 7. If so, might Iran just become the new Gaza problem? In other words, might Iran become an adversary who is too scary to go all out against and so cannot be completely beaten but only contained, deterred, and delayed from perpetrating future attacks on Israel? Palestinians ...

By Laura Guido The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as photographed on June 12, 2017, in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Update: This story was updated at 5:10 p.m. on Oct. 30 with a comment from the plaintiff, Dr. Stacy Seyb.  A federal appeals court panel ruled on Friday that Idaho’s abortion ban may continue to be fully enforced, including against a Boise doctor who challenged the ban’s lack of health exemption.  A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 to continue to block a lower court’s decision that would have prevented prosecution of maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Stacy Seyb if he performed abortions in which he determined there were serious risks to the mother’s health or mental health. ...

By Teri Christoph Americans who loathe the twice-yearly time change might not want to let their clock-changing muscles waste away just yet. According to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent in most states has stalled in the Senate. The House did its part back in July, passing the Sunshine Protection Act by a bipartisan vote of 308-117.  Apparently, despite President Trump's enthusiastic support for ending the twice-yearly ritual of springing forward and falling back, the Senate has decided that Americans can keep playing musical clocks for the time being. Thune has acknowledged that there isn't enough agreement in the Senate to move it forward, telling reporters last month, "The president feels strongly on it like he does a lot of issues. It's something we're having conversations about, but there's no clear path forward or consensus on it yet." And the president isn't particularly happy a...

By Susie Moore President Donald Trump scored another legal victory Saturday, this time in a case involving his removal of a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). And while the ruling itself may not come as a huge surprise, there's an interesting constitutional wrinkle tucked into the decision. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alvin Brown, a Biden appointee who was fired from the NTSB in 2025, before his five-year term expired. Brown challenged his removal on two grounds: First, he argued that Trump violated federal law by firing him without cause. Second, he alleged that the decision was racially motivated. Friedrich rejected both arguments . The President's Power to Fire Here's where things get interesting. Federal law expressly limits the president's authority to remove NTSB members, permitting dismissal only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct. And Friedrich acknowledged that Trump violated that...

By Brad Essex Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear this weekend that the United States government did not arrange Flávio Bolsonaro’s departure from Brazil or his arrival in Miami. Rubio told reporters at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta that Bolsonaro already held a visa and that President Trump simply decided to permit his entry. The administration was not involved in the logistics of the trip itself.  Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil days after losing the presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He has refused to concede and has described the election as fraudulent. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a 27-year sentence for an alleged coup attempt.  The younger Bolsonaro faces his own investigations into corruption, money laundering and tax issues, and Brazilian authorities had ordered him to surrender his passport as a flight risk. 🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 RUBIO DENIES US ROLE IN BOLSONARO’S EXIT — TRUMP OFFERS HIM A LONG STAY US Se...

By Catherine Salgado The genocidal Iranian regime already urged Americans to vote Democrat in the midterm election, and now it is prepared to do everything possible to ensure that result. Notably, an astonishing number of pro-terrorist Arab politicians won elections in Israel last month, some of them under suspicious circumstances. 🚨 BREAKING: The Iranian regime tried to interfere in Israeli elections this week and is preparing to disrupt the US midterm elections, reports the @Telegraph. Iranian officials said they are looking to recruit agents in Israel and the US's election processes and have established cyber groups to hack election systems. One official explicitly stated, "We would like to see a divided America and a divided Israel." https://t.co/FaTBRaDfWV — Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 29, 2026 This is exactly why the Trump administration should have finished off the regime before the midterms. As long as the ayatollahs are in charge of Ir...

By Ward Clark At what point will people start wondering why every appliance needs to be connected to the internet, thus offering an open door to hackers? The freezer cyberattacks we saw last month how freezers in France, as well as in some U.S. military base dining facilities were hacked, resulting in food spoilage. Now, the same thing has happened in Europe, in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia. The hackers didn't just turn the freezers off; they turned them up, making the freezers into ovens, with the result being a great deal of food spoiled .  Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France, sending temperatures soaring. In Sweden, ICA Group supermarket cha...