by Ilhan Omar | Jun 26, 2026 | Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, health care, Health Care Workers, Health Insurance, Ilhan Omar, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare For All, One Big Beautiful Bill, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Op-Ed, Private Equity, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Republicans
We are in a health care crisis. Our system of care is beyond dysfunctional, driven by profit, and unable to serve the Americans who are the most vulnerable. In my congressional district, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), the state’s largest safety net hospital, narrowly avoided closure last month after the Minnesota legislature reached a one-time funding deal to bring it back from the…
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by Amy Goodman | Feb 25, 2026 | Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Donald Trump, Ilhan Omar, Interview, Minneapolis, protest, Rep. Ilhan Omar, State of the Union
We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday’s State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday and spent several hours in jail following what she describes as an aggressive arrest by Capitol Police — all for silently challenging Trump during the speech. “There are only two things you can do at the State…
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