WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * I rise today to honor the distinguished career of John Croman, an extraordinary journalist and member of our community. Mr. Croman recently retired from his role as Chief Political Reporter for KARE 11 after nearly 30 years of dedicated service bringing reliable, informative, and timely political news to Minnesotans. Mr. C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of Representative Hodan Hassan, who served District 62B in Minnesota's House of Representatives for three terms. I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to Rep. Hassan for her dedication to making positive change in our communities. Rep. Hassan emigrated to the Un  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Begins 'Most Important Deployment of My Life' Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance this morning, following Hegseth's Friday evening Senate confirmation. "When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was to bring the warrior cult  more