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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Oma has won Minnesota’s 5th District, staving off a challenge from Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi, a former journalist, to earn a fourth term on Capitol Hill.

As a member of the socialist “Squad,” Omar is one of the most well-known and controversial liberal lawmakers in the Capitol. She often gets into arguments with peers from both parties over the touchy issue of relations between Israel and Palestine.

People who don’t like Omar’s harsh comments about Israel’s human rights record have called her antisemitic. Her vile comments led to House Republicans voting to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The debate over this issue has grown stronger since Hamas’s attacks on Israel last year. Al-Aqidi, an Iraqi Muslim who supports Israel, made it a core part of her campaign, saying that Omar was dividing people in the diverse 5th District and spreading hate against American Jews.

After the murder of unarmed Black man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, there has been a lot of heated conversation about how to change the police force. After the tragedy, Omar became a strong voice for liberals who want to change local police departments by, for example, cutting their budgets and giving the money to other community projects.

Al-Aqidi took issue with that and accused Omar of being dishonest when she called for cutting funding to the police but used campaign money to pay for her own safety.

Democrats did not have a lot of news to celebrate on Tuesday.

Former President Donald Trump easily defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.

Republicans not only maintained control of the U.S. House, they also flipped the Senate.

For the first time in years, Republicans now have total control in Washington.

Trump said “God spared [his] life for a reason” during his victory speech at Trump Headquarters early Wednesday morning.

Trump, who has been the target of two assassination attempts since July, shared his appreciation for a second presidency during his 25-minute speech from West Palm Beach, Florida.

“This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again. And in addition to having won the battleground states of North Carolina — I love these places — Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, we are now winning in Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, and Alaska, which would result in us carrying at least 315 electoral votes. But it’s much easier doing what the networks did, or whoever called it, because there was no other path. There was no other path to victory. We also have won the popular vote. That was great. That was great,” Trump said as the crowd cheered and chanted “USA! USA!”

“Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness,” Trump said. “And now we are going to fulfill that mission together.”

“Thank you. Thank you very much. Winning the popular vote was very nice, I will tell you. It’s a great feeling of love. We have a great feeling of love in this very large room, with unbelievable people standing by my side. These people have been incredible. They have made the journey with me and we are going to make you very happy. We will make you very proud of your vote,” he said.

“I hope that you’re going to be looking back someday and say, ‘That was one of the truly important moments of my life, when I voted for this group of people, beyond the president. This group of great people.’ America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate. We have taken back control of the Senate. Wow, that’s great,” Trump declared.

He continued: “The task before us will not be easy, but I will bring every ounce of energy, spirit, and fighting that I have in my soul to the job that you’ve entrusted to me.”

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“We are going to fix our borders, we are going to fix everything about our country. We made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that. We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it’s now clear that we have achieved the most incredible political — look what happened. Is this crazy?” Trump declared.

“But it’s a political victory that our country has never seen before. Nothing like this. I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president, and your 45th president,” he said.

Trump continued, “And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future. Every single day I’ll be fighting for you, and with every breath in my body. I will not rest until he have delivered the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America. That’s what we have tonight.”

“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate. We have taken back control of the Senate. Wow, that’s great. And the Senate races in Montana, Nevada, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were all won by the MAGA movement, they helped so much,” Trump said.

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