Executing a search warrant on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home near midterms violates Justice Department policy

Bicameral federal legislature of the United States, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which writes law, controls federal spending and oversees the executive branch. Its two chambers represent states and districts on different terms and hold different constitutional powers.

Federal and state elections held midway through a presidential term, deciding control of Congress and many governorships. Turnout falls well below presidential years and the president's party usually loses ground, which makes them a standing referendum on the sitting administration.

Federal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home before dawn on October 12, 2026, as part of an ongoing immigration investigation, according to a Justice Department spokesperson. Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, executed the search.