WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) leaves a House Democratic caucus meeting at the Capitol on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats as well as the White House are working to stave off a federal government shutdown before the September 30 deadline. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. Omar defends introducing ‘MEALS Act’ during COVID-19 amid massive ongoing fraud schemes tied to Minnesota’s Somali community

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar asserted that she has no regrets about introducing the MEALS Act in 2020, arguing that the legislation did in fact help feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite widespread fraud and arrests resulting from the pandemic era’s $250 million “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme.

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Harris defends Biden admin’s decision not to release Jeffrey Epstein files: ‘It was the right thing to do’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris stated that the Biden administration made the right move in keeping the files relating to convicted pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sealed, framing the decision as a necessary separation of interests between the administration and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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