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How mainstream journalism sanitized MAGA's weaponization of justice against the Minnesota Democrat

Published October 17, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at Karmel Mall on Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The pre-dawn search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on Monday should have prompted a searching national outcry about presidential power and the weaponization of federal law enforcement for political purposes. Federal agents seized her phone and passport and searched her residence as part of an investigation into allegations dating back to her childhood. Authorities have also issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to her relatives. But instead of treating this escalation as a major test of American democracy, the mainstream media’s editorial response to the breaking news has been sorely lacking.…