Omar Raises $830,000 for Re-Election Despite Trump Backlash

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, who's engaged in an intensifying feud with President Donald Trump, has raised nearly $830,000 in the first quarter for her re-election campaign, according to campaign finance reports filed this week.   The Minnesota Democrat -- a Somali American and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress -- drew many out-of-state contributions and had just over $600,000 cash on hand as of March 31.   Omar won election in November to a reliably liberal...

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