Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr At a town hall on Thursday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was heckled by protesters against the war in Ukraine. Rep. Ilhan Omar's Thursday town hall was interrupted by a protester. The protester challenged Omar to support sending AIDS to Ukraine. In a heated back and forth, Omar responded, "We are helping Ukraine defend themselves. Omar is the first Muslim refugee in Congress and added that quote: we are helping little children like me. Earlier this week, a protester heckled Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Ayanna Presley at a student debt cancellation event over funding for the war in Ukraine. I am sorry, you all aren’t “anti war protesters”, you are dangerous propagandists who are literally making a mockery of the anti war movement. I have never had the pleasure of responding to 🇷🇺 ridiculous internet disinformation in person before. Thank you for the opportunity ✌🏽 https://t.co/xzTLQCymgO — Ilhan Oma...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Appointed Shannon Shaw, Caroline Shepherd, Richard Martin and Jeffrey Rich to serve as Judges
Governor Ron DeSantis 📰 Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Four Judicial Appointments Across Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | July 17, 2025 — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the appointment of four accomplished legal professionals to serve on state appellate and circuit courts, further shaping the judiciary with experienced and credentialed figures. Fourth District Court of Appeal Appointments Shannon Shaw – Jupiter, Florida Shannon Shaw has been appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal. She currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, a position she has held since 2017. Prior to that, Shaw was an Associate at Hunton & Williams LLP and also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable K. Michael Moore and the Honorable James King of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. A graduate of Duke University and Vanderbilt University Law School , Shaw will fill the vacancy created by the resig...