Squad member Ilhan Omar projected to win Minnesota Democratic primary

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is projected to win the Democratic primary for Minnesota's fifth congressional district, according to the Associated Press.

Omar is ahead by 56.2% with over 95% reporting. 

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., defeated city council member Don Samuels, whom she defeated by only two points during her 2022 primary.

Omar is one of the Democratic members of the left-leaning "squad" in Congress.