Federal authorities investigating Representative Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker’s phone and subpoenaed her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe.
The subpoenas were issued as federal authorities investigate potential fraud in Omar’s immigration paperwork. In a statement on X, Omar called the search an “attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”
Police are investigating a woman’s report that she was sexually assaulted during an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity party Sunday near the University of Chicago campus.
Police said no one had been charged Wednesday, a day after university officials posted an alert saying that a person of interest had been identified and is not affiliated with the school.
U.S. stocks dropped to their worst day since July on Wednesday following the latest signal that inflation is getting worse.
Stocks felt pressure from rising yields in the bond market, where worries grew after a report said prices for fuel, food and other costs of living last month were 3.7% higher overall than a year earlier.
The Fed recently raised the interest rate in hopes of reining in inflation.
Emily Kratz can be reached at krat1542@stthomas.edu.
