Breaking: Ilhan Omar is rocked by a razor-thin House vote that changes everything
Fine Pushes Omar Expulsion Vote As Dual Citizenship Bill Targets Congress
U.S. Rep. Randy Fine is signaling a potential vote to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar from Congress as he simultaneously pushes new legislation aimed at banning dual citizenship for members of Congress. The Florida Republican said the effort to remove Omar could move forward depending on the outcome of ongoing inquiries into allegations tied to her past.
“We’re waiting to get the data on the brother marriage thing, which I think is coming,” Fine said during an interview. “If it turns out that that is actually the reality, will there be a vote on the floor to expel this woman from Congress? Absolutely,” he said.
Fine’s comments come as he introduces the “Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act,” a proposal that would require members of the House and Senate to hold allegiance only to the United States. He framed the legislation as part of a broader push to ensure that elected officials are fully committed to American interests.
“The bottom line is that you can’t serve two masters,” Fine said. “If you’re going to serve in the United States Congress, you should serve America ONLY,” he said.
Supporters of the bill argue that dual citizenship presents a potential conflict of interest, particularly for lawmakers with access to classified information. Rep. Andy Harris said the concern extends beyond voting decisions to national security risks tied to sensitive intelligence.
“It’s not just about the vote,” Harris said. “It’s about access to our national security secrets. They get to learn things that people from their home countries would never get to know,” he said.
Harris also pointed to the number of lawmakers born outside the United States, raising questions about whether all prior allegiances have been formally renounced. He said the issue is part of a broader effort to prioritize American interests within the federal government.
Fine and Harris specifically cited Omar and another state-level lawmaker as examples of officials they believe may prioritize foreign interests. Fine argued that some Democrats have demonstrated that U.S. interests are not their top priority, though he did not provide specific evidence to support that claim.
The proposed legislation would apply to both chambers of Congress and would require lawmakers to relinquish any foreign citizenship to remain in office. However, the measure faces significant obstacles in the Senate, where Democrats hold control and have shown little interest in advancing similar proposals.
“The Senate will never, ever pass it,” Harris said. “But we want to get it done […] it’s about Americans first,” he said.
Despite those challenges, Fine said introducing the bill is part of a longer-term effort to reshape standards for holding federal office. He said the goal is to “weed out” individuals with divided loyalties and reinforce public trust in Congress.
The renewed focus on Omar, combined with the legislative push, signals an escalating political battle over loyalty, eligibility and national security within Congress. Any move toward an expulsion vote would require a two-thirds majority in the House, a threshold that is difficult to achieve and rarely met.
No formal expulsion proceedings have been scheduled, and it remains unclear whether Fine’s effort will gain enough support to move forward. The situation continues to develop as lawmakers weigh both the allegations and the broader implications of the proposed legislation.
Democrats Gerrymandered California — and Their Candidate Still Tied in a District They Engineered To Win
California’s independent redistricting commission — which turned out to be neither independent nor particularly interested in fair maps — redrew the state’s congressional districts specifically to maximize Democratic advantage heading into 2026. It was one of the most aggressive gerrymanders in the country. And a Democrat in a district built for Democrats just released an internal poll showing her up by two points.
Two points. In a district she was supposed to win comfortably. In California.
Marni von Wilpert’s campaign released an internal poll showing her leading Republican Jim Desmond 48-46 in California’s 48th Congressional District — a seat she is supposed to hold easily based on the partisan composition Democrats engineered into the map. An internal poll is typically released when it contains your best news. This is von Wilpert’s best news. She’s up two in territory her party drew specifically for her to win.
Cameron Arcand captured the situation perfectly: “Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t this one of the redrawn districts meant to favor Dems?”
It was. That’s the entire point. When a party gerrymanders a map and then runs internal polls showing near-ties in seats they engineered for themselves, something has gone catastrophically wrong with the underlying political environment. The map didn’t change. The voters did.
This is not an isolated data point. The pattern repeats across every competitive House race where Democrats have released internal polling. Their own numbers — the ones they commission from their own pollsters and release only when they believe they contain favorable information — are showing races that should be locks as toss-ups and races that should be toss-ups as lost causes.
The YouGov generic ballot that coincides with this polling is equally revealing. Democrats lead Republicans 46-42 — a four-point advantage in a poll with a D+7.5 sample. When you weight a poll seven and a half points in the Democratic direction and still only produce a four-point lead, the underlying electorate is telling you something important that the weighting is trying to obscure.
Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District delivers the same message. Elaine Luria is tied at 47-47 with incumbent Republican Jen Kiggans — a district Democrats identified as one of their strongest pickup opportunities on the map. When voters learned more about both candidates, Luria moved to 48-46. Still a tie. Still nowhere near what Democrats need in a race they designated as a priority.
The math is unforgiving. Democrats need to win the national popular vote by three to four points just to flip the House, due to how districts are drawn nationwide. They’re currently at D+4 in the best-weighted polls and D+3 in the most honest ones. They’re tied in seats built for them in their own states. Their internal polls are the optimistic version of reality.
The wave isn’t coming. Not at D+4 in a D+7.5 poll. Not at tied races in gerrymandered seats.
The numbers know it. Republican candidates in those districts should act accordingly.
House Passes Bill to Reauthorize Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
The House of Representatives passed legislation to extend the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through 2034, delivering a strong bipartisan vote in favor of maintaining stability in the commercial insurance market.
Lawmakers approved H.R. 7128, the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, by a vote of 373-15.
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, now heads to the Senate.
The program provides a federal backstop for property and casualty insurers facing catastrophic losses from certified acts of terrorism, having been created by Congress in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Under the existing framework, private insurers must make terrorism coverage available to policyholders, while the Treasury Department shares in losses above certain thresholds once a certified event occurs.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., emphasized the program’s core purpose during floor debate.
“The purpose of TRIA is spelled out in the original law,” Hill said.
“The law states that TRIA is designed to provide for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism in order to protect consumers. That’s the goal here: to give policyholders access to the financial protection they need and the confidence they need to build skyscrapers, sports venues, and malls, and employ workers that drive our economy,” Hill added.
Rep. Mike Flood, the bill’s lead sponsor, highlighted the need for updates alongside the extension.
“This legislation would reauthorize TRIA, the program established by Congress in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, through 2034,” Flood said.
“We are so fortunate that we have never seen a TRIA claim in the program’s entire history, and I hope that we never, ever see one. However, if this program is going to continue to exist with a public backstop, we should ensure we update its charter to protect taxpayers in the event of future claims, and we should work to ensure the certification process is transparent,” Flood added.
The bill extends the program’s authorization for seven additional years beyond its current expiration at the end of 2027.
It also raises the threshold for certifying an act of terrorism for program purposes — increasing the minimum insured losses required from $5 million to $10 million beginning in 2029.
Additionally, the legislation provides explicit statutory authority for the Treasury Department to issue public notifications regarding its process for determining whether an event qualifies as terrorism under the program.
TRIA operates as a public-private partnership.
Insurers retain responsibility for initial losses, with the federal government stepping in only for exceptionally large events that exceed defined retention levels.
No claims have ever been paid out under the program since its inception, a point frequently cited by supporters as evidence of its role in deterring market disruptions rather than serving as a frequent payout mechanism.
Business and industry groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association, have backed the reauthorization.
They argue that predictable terrorism coverage supports lending for commercial real estate projects, construction activity, and the operation of large venues and infrastructure that form key parts of the national economy.
Without reauthorization, analysts have warned of potential pullbacks by insurers in offering terrorism coverage, which could raise costs or limit availability for businesses in major metropolitan areas and high-profile sites.
Supporters of the legislation have framed the updates as prudent adjustments that strengthen taxpayer safeguards while preserving the program’s core function.
Raising the certification threshold, for instance, means federal involvement would require a higher bar of insured losses, reducing the likelihood of smaller events triggering government participation.
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The bill now advances to the Senate, where a companion measure has also been introduced.
