Rashida Tlaib

U.S. 11/24/20, 02:37

Two newly elected Republicans from Florida are forming a special team to fight radical socialist Democrats in Washington. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, former mayor of Miami-Dade, and Rep. Victoria Spartz from Indiana are establishing a Freedom Squad to counter the left-leaning politics of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the rest of her ...

U.S. 08/08/20, 05:40

The House Ethics Committee on Friday, Aug. 7, ruled that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) violated campaign finance rules by paying herself a salary when she was no longer a congressional candidate. The committee found that Tlaib violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and ordered her to repay $10,800 that she received ...

D.C. 12/20/19, 02:40

A controversial Democrat removed social media content after being strongly criticized for appearing to be excited about impeaching the president. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) quickly backpedaled on her earlier remarks about voting on articles of impeachment against Donald Trump in the House of Representatives on Dec. 18. She removed a 14-second ...

U.S. 12/13/19, 09:11

Rep. Rashida Tlaib  (D-Mich.) on Thursday, Dec. 12, commented on Tuesday's rampage in Jersey City, blaming the attacks on "white supremacy." "This is heartbreaking. White supremacy kills," Tlaib's tweet read.  While in fact, the confirmed photos of two shooters were released on the same day. And they are "followers of the black ...

U.S. 12/12/19, 18:21

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said, "White supremacy kills," in a Tweet referring to an assault by two African Americans in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Dec.10. After she found out the race of the perpetrators of the massacre, Tlaib deleted the tweet but did not admit her mistake, nor did she ...

U.S. 12/05/19, 14:22

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was a keynote speaker at the annual pro-Palestinian conference, which was dominated by attacks on Israel and the denial of its legitimacy as a state. On Nov. 29, Tlaib repeatedly compared events in the United States with the problematic relationship between Israel and Palestine before an audience ...

2020 Campaign 11/15/19, 01:15

A Michigan congresswoman, who used her reelection campaign money to promote t-shirts that support impeaching the president, faced an expanded investigation of her own on Nov. 14. The House Committee on Ethics confirmed it would extend its review of allegations Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) could have violated campaign finance rules when ...

U.S. 10/02/19, 17:19

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Monday urged the Detroit Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center, during a tour of the facility, to employ only black individuals to work as facial recognition analysts. Tlaib told Detroit’s chief of police Chief James Craig, during the tour, that he should hire only black people ...

U.S. 08/21/19, 18:00

HBO political talk Real Time host Bill Maher’s recent tweet, one that questioned if Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was planning to “boycott” her own party after she called for a boycott of his show, has gone viral. The back-and-forth started when Tlaib proposed that Maher’s show should be terminated after hearing ...

Opinion 08/21/19, 17:30

It perplexes me why anyone would question the perfectly logical move by Israel to deny Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., entry to the country. Who invites guests whose motive is to destroy their host? We certainly don’t do it in the USA. No one, elected official or not, is ...

U.S. 08/20/19, 18:53

President Trump was far from impressed with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), after she held an emotional press conference with Ilhan Omar on Monday, Aug. 20, in which the pair condemned Israel for blocking the duo’s planned trip. Referring to Tlaib as an anti-Semite the following day, the president refused to ...

Politics 08/19/19, 18:45

On Monday, Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib strongly criticized Israel for denying them admission to the Jewish state and called on congressional fellow members to visit when they could not. Omar, of Minnesota, claimed President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were suppressing the lawmakers’ ability to carry ...

U.S. 08/19/19, 04:36

The World Jewish Congress on Sunday, Aug. 18, condemned Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for suggesting a boycott of Bill Maher's HBO show after he denounced the international movement to boycott Israel. World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder, in a news release, railed against Tlaib's support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions ...

Politics 08/16/19, 17:19

Israel’s interior minister indicated the hypocrisy of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Friday for abruptly canceling plans to visit family in the West Bank after the government granted permission for the trip. Tlaib was upset that Israel initially banned her and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar from entering the country on a ...

Asia & Pacific 08/16/19, 09:06

Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib says she won’t visit her relatives in the West Bank after Israel issued a permit on humanitarian grounds, citing “oppressive conditions meant to humiliate me.” On Thursday, Israel had decided to ban Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar from visiting the West Bank over their support for the ...

Politics 08/15/19, 16:35

Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Congress are denouncing Israel’s decision to block two progressive lawmakers from visiting the country. Israel’s deputy foreign minister said the government has decided to bar two U.S. Democratic congresswomen who support the international boycott movement from entering the country. Tzipi Hotovely told Israel Radio in an interview ...

U.S. 08/15/19, 14:07

Israel's deputy foreign minister confirmed Thursday, Aug. 15, that Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib would be declared “persona non grata” after Israeli officials held talks on the decision to deny them entry on the grounds that they promoted anti-Semitism. According to The Times of Israel, Tzipi Hotovely announced, "We won’t ...

Politics 08/06/19, 10:43

Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib lambasted Ivanka Trump on Twitter when she showed her sorrow and solidarity for the mass shootings that occurred recently.  President Donald Trump's daughter wrote on Twitter: "As our nation mourns the senseless loss of life in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, and prays for the victims ...

Opinion 07/29/19, 19:47

At the 110th NAACP annual convention in Detroit, delegates voted unanimously last week to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The NAACP’s official Twitter account announced the news Wednesday, including the hashtag #WhenWeFightWeWin.  #BREAKING: NAACP delegates UNANIMOUSLY pass vote calling for the impeachment of President, Donald J. Trump at the #NAACPConvention.#WhenWeFightWeWin — ...

Politics 07/24/19, 03:45

President Trump addressed students at a summit for the conservative group Turning Point USA in Washington, this week, where he spoke at length to more than 1,000 students from 50 states. The president encouraged them to stand up for their country and “put America first.” “You are the ones who will ...