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Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation — so what exactly are investigators looking for, why did a judge approve the search warrant, and what does any of this mean for Omar’s citizenship? Today, we break down the Ilhan Omar investigation from the beginning, including the questions surrounding her birth year and immigration records, the probable-cause standard behind the search, the Speech or Debate Clause, the timing just weeks before Election Day, and the separate financial and campaign-finance investigation involving D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Plus, Rumor Has It: Did Texas Senate candidate James Talarico check into a mental health facility during his recent absence from the campaign trail? We walk through the viral phone recording, the hospital’s denial, Talarico’s response and the time-stamped evidence placing him in Texas. Then, is new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia a licensed attorney? We break down her J.D., her reported California bar exam attempt, what California law says about holding yourself out as a lawyer without a license, and why the controversy has similarities to the questions