Ilhan Omar Sprayed with Unknown Substance During Minneapolis Town Hall
Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on Tuesday, January 28, 2026. The incident occurred after Omar called for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment, according to Euronews.
The assailant was immediately arrested. Following the incident, Representative Omar stated, "I don't let bullies win," as reported by Euronews. The motivation behind the attack remains under investigation.
The incident occurred amidst growing concerns about censorship and political influence on social media platforms. Experts suggest that users are justified in fearing potential shifts in content moderation, particularly on platforms like TikTok. Ioana Literat, an associate professor of technology, media, and learning at Teachers College, Columbia University, who has studied TikTok's politics since 2018, told Ars Technica that users' fears are "absolutely justified." This comes after concerns that TikTok may be shifting to censor content critical of Donald Trump after he hand-picked the US owners who took over the app last week.
In other news, Belarus recently joined US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, despite concerns over the country's human rights record and support for Russia in the war against Ukraine, Euronews reported. The Board of Peace welcomed Belarus as a founding member, according to a statement on X.
Meanwhile, a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine revealed that nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination databases have been frozen without notice or explanation. According to Ars Technica, the study, led by Janet Freilich, a law expert at Boston University, and Jeremy Jacobs, a medical professor at Vanderbilt University, found that 38 out of 82 regularly updated CDC databases had their updates paused as of October 2025.
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