{
  "id": 14085624,
  "title": "Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker's home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fury-as-us-federal-agents-search-anti-trump-lawmakers-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:09:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1554154/fury-us-federal-agents-search-anti-trump-lawmakers-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federal agents conducted a search of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, escalating President Donald Trump's confrontations with the outspoken lawmaker. Omar expressed her discontent, accusing the administration of targeting political opponents just weeks before the November midterms. The early morning search, carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, was deemed a longstanding probe by Trump's border czar, Tom Homan. Omar, a fierce critic of Trump, claimed the search was part of his campaign of political intimidation. The operation sparked criticism from Democrats who accused Trump of abusing government powers to pursue his opponents. The Justice Department confirmed the search was judicially authorized, but did not disclose the nature of the probe.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of what officials said was a criminal investigation, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker’s home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/fury-as-us-federal-agents-search-anti-trump-lawmakers-home",
        "published": "2026-10-12T22:54:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}