Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison on Prism: Congress knew "almost nothing" [VIDEO]

Yesterday, Keith Ellison took part in a panel discussion about the Obama administration's Prism surveillance program on George Stephanopoulos's This Week show. Joining him were George Will, Matthew Dowd, Paul Krugman, and Greta Van Susteren.SEE ALSO: Al Franken defends Prism, says of leaks: "Nothing ... More >>

Keith Ellison endorses Anthony Weiner for NYC mayor

Keith Ellison must be feeling pretty confident after winning reelection so handily against Republican Chris Fields last November. On Current TV yesterday, Ellison became the first politician to publicly endorse Anthony Weiner's prospective New York City mayoral campaign. Yes, that Anthony Weiner, ... More >>

Sean Hannity: Keith Ellison is akin to anti-white, anti-semitic KKK member [VIDEO]

Not content to let bygones be bygones following Keith Ellison's bitterly contentious appearance on his show earlier this week, Sean Hannity put the Congressman on blast last night.SEE ALSO: -- DFL thanks Keith Ellison for melting down on Sean Hannity's show-- Michele Bachmann on Ellison: 'He has lon ... More >>

DFL thanks Keith Ellison for melting down on Sean Hannity's show

Some thought it was a cringe-worthy example of all that's wrong with political discourse in modern America, but DFL Chair Ken Martin wants you to know he's proud of Keith Ellison's performance on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Tuesday night.THE BACKSTORY: Keith Ellison has full-blown meltdown on Sean ... More >>

Keith Ellison has full-blown meltdown on Sean Hannity's show [VIDEO]

During a shockingly heated debate last October, Keith Ellison made headlines for calling last year's challenger to his congressional seat, Chris Fields, a "lowlife scumbag." After the story went national with coverage that was mostly critical of his diss, Ellison apologized.SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison o ... More >>

Keith Ellison wants Congress to reform U.S. drone policy

Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison thinks it's about time Congress takes a hard look at policies surrounding U.S. drone strikes, Barack Obama's choice weapon against terrorists outside of Iraq and Afghanistan since he took office. SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison: GOP fiscal cliff offer makes path to deal ... More >>

Keith Ellison: GOP fiscal cliff offer makes path to deal "more opaque"

A day after Republicans proposed a fiscal cliff counteroffer, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison says a path to striking a deal before the end-of-year deadline is "more opaque." "I think there should be a deal," Ellison told City Pages earlier today. "I think we do need a deal. But we're not going ... More >>

Keith Ellison critical of Obama's fiscal cliff deal [VIDEO]

Now just a month from a painful plummet off the so-called "fiscal cliff," the White House offered up a deal yesterday that echoes President Obama's proposal throughout the campaign: hike up taxes on the country's wealthiest, introduce billions in new stimulus spending, and find at least $400 billion ... More >>

Chris Fields: "My uniform has been off for barely a year, and now I'm a lying scumbag? C'mon"

During a debate yesterday, Congressman Keith Ellison created national waves by calling his Republican opponent, Chris Fields, a "lowlife scumbag."SEE ALSO:-- Chris Fields: I didn't call Keith Ellison a reverse racist in "reverse racism" ad-- Chris Fields: "Keith Ellison is militantly anti-America" ... More >>

Keith Ellison apologizes for calling Chris Fields a scumbag

As we reported earlier today, this morning's Keith Ellison-Chris Fields debate got out of control and bitterly personal in a hurry.SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison calls Chris Fields "a lowlife scumbag" during heated debateThe lowlight came when Ellison called Fields "a lowlife scumbag" after Fields accused ... More >>

Chris Fields' then-wife filed a restraining order against him in 2006

Chris Fields, the Republican candidate challenging Rep. Keith Ellison this November, had a restraining order filed against him by his then-wife, Jessica Fields, in October 2006.SEE ALSO: Chris Fields debuts racial ad: "Vote for this black guy, not that one" According to court filings obtained by Cit ... More >>

Chris Fields debuts bizarre racial ad: "Vote for this black guy, not that one" [VIDEO] [UPDATE]

Chris Fields doesn't think Keith Ellison has done enough for North Minneapolis -- a charge Ellison vehemently denies -- so he thinks he's the better of the two black candidates running to be U.S. Representative for the 5th Congressional District.SEE ALSO:-- Chris Fields calls on Keith Ellison to fir ... More >>

Keith Ellison on his vision for America [INTERVIEW PART 4]

Keith Ellison was elected to the Minnesota House in 2002. Four years later, he made the jump to Congress. He's extremely popular in the 5th congressional district, having beaten his Republican challenger by more than 40 percentage points during the last election cycle. With a record rife with campai ... More >>

Keith Ellison on freedom of speech: "It's a good and bad thing" [INTERVIEW PART 3]

As the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison often serves as an Islam spokesman of sorts.Last week was especially difficult in that respect, as violent protests erupted across the Middle East in response to an anti-Islam film trailer published on YouTube.SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison: "Let's s ... More >>

Keith Ellison: "Let's say that the war on drugs is over" [INTERVIEW PART 2]

This summer, Keith Ellison came under Republican fire on at least two fronts.At home, his GOP challenger Chris Fields made North Minneapolis' poverty and crime a campaign issue by saying Ellison hasn't done enough for black people, and abroad, Michele Bachmann tried to connect Keith with Islamic ext ... More >>

Keith Ellison asks good question about GOP: "Why do they want to become the party of hate?"

SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison deletes 'Nothing like coke addicted James Brown to close GOP convention' tweet-- Michele Bachmann's Keith Ellison comments: Media criticized for "unconscionable" headlines-- Keith Ellison on voter ID approval: "Today is a sad day for democracy"Keith Ellison is putting the R ... More >>

Chris Fields calls on Keith Ellison to fire someone over 'coked out James Brown' gaffe

SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison deletes 'Nothing like coke addicted James Brown to close GOP convention' tweet-- Chris Fields: I didn't call Keith Ellison a reverse racist in "reverse racism" adLast Friday, Keith Ellison said he wasn't the author of a controversial Thursday night tweet sent from his offic ... More >>

Keith Ellison deletes 'Nothing like coke addicted James Brown to close GOP convention' tweet [UPDATE]

SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison retweets message calling Mitt Romney "douchebag," claims it was accidentThe world was introduced to Eastwooding, Mitt delivered his speech, and the GOP convention wrapped up last night to the sounds of James Brown's 1985 hit, "Living in America."Nothing too out of the norm th ... More >>

Gary Boisclair, congressional candidate, running graphic dead fetus ad on Twin Cities TV [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Chris Fields: I didn't call Keith Ellison a reverse racist in "reverse racism" ad-- Michele Bachmann's Keith Ellison comments: Media criticized for "unconscionable" headlinesCongressional candidate Gary Boisclair has absolutely no chance to defeat Keith Ellison in an August 14 Democratic ... More >>

Chris Fields: I didn't call Keith Ellison a reverse racist in "reverse racism" ad

Chris Fields calls Keith Ellison a reverse racist Chris Fields says Keith Ellison isn't doing enough for black people I wasn't very surprised when I came into work this morning to find I already had three voicemails. Two hangups and one message, all from the same caller: Chris Fields, the GOP-endo ... More >>

Chris Fields: "Keith Ellison is militantly anti-America"

SEE ALSO:-- Chris Fields says Keith Ellison isn't doing enough for black people-- Michele Bachmann on Ellison: 'He has long record of association with Muslim Brotherhood'Chris Fields chances of beating Keith Ellison this November are roughly the same as Kurt Bills' chances of winning an Emmy for bes ... More >>

Michele Bachmann on Ellison: 'He has long record of association with Muslim Brotherhood'

SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann, Profiles in Courage: She runs away from, lies to CNN reporter [VIDEO]-- John McCain blasts Bachmann for 'sinister, degrading' Muslim Brotherhood fear-mongering [VIDEO]-- Bachmann's source for Muslim Brotherhood claim reportedly man Grover Norquist called a 'sick bigot' ... More >>

Keith Ellison retweets message calling Mitt Romney "douchebag," claims it was accident

Keith Ellison finds himself in hot water with conservatives after retweeting an offensive message from his official Twitter account. Wednesday, Ellison took to Twitter to ask his followers who uttered the following quote: "... even if you have a child two years of age, you need to go to work." The a ... More >>

Keith Ellison presents Elmo doll to Congress

Keith Ellison: Sesame Street enthusiast. ​As if just to further speculation that Washington has lost its mind, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison brought an Elmo doll onto the House floor today. The point, according to a statement from Ellison, was to hammer home the argument that the United ... More >>

Keith Ellison: Don't celebrate Qaddafi's death

Keith Ellison: Relieved, but not "happy" about Qaddafi's death.​Muammar Qaddafi is finally, mercifully, dead. After a 40-year reign of terror inflicted upon his own people, other Africans, Europeans, and Americans, the Libyan dictator has been killed by his own people. According to graphic images ... More >>

Minnesota reps split on debt ceiling; Bachmann, Ellison both vote against

Bachmann, Ellison: Debt makes for strange bedfellows.​Finally, Michele Bachmann and Keith Ellison have something in common. Yesterday's U.S. House vote to raise the debt ceiling and make $2 trillion in spending cuts passed the U.S. House 269-161, but Minnesota's most conservative and most liberal ... More >>

Keith Ellison isn't patriotic enough for Herman Cain

Godfather's Pizza millionaire Herman Cain.​In pizza millionaire Herman Cain's world, all Muslims are anti-American Sharia freaks bent on forcing their religion down everyone's throats. And Cain, a Christian Republican who is toying with a presidential run, and who figures it's OK to force his ... More >>

Keith Ellison defended by Baptist, Jewish leaders after Allen West attacks

Allen West: Constitutional principles for me, but not for thee.​Muslim Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison just isn't American enough for Rep. Allen West. The Florida Republican told radio host Richard Peritz that Ellison is the "antithesis of the principles on which this country was established." Now, ... More >>

Keith Ellison fears anti-Muslim McCarthyism: Comment of the day

Ellison fears McCarthyism.​Being the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison is understandably touchy about New York Rep. Peter King threatening to launch hearings that carry the promise of McCarthyism attacks on Islam. Some of our readers agreed with him. "Tag11510" didn't:

Keith Ellison rolling to re-election

Ellison swept his opponents off the map​With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, looks like Keith Ellison has won a second term to Congress. The numbers came in fast and decisive: Ellison, 68.5 percent, Joel Demos, 23.6 percent.This race had more than its fair share of bigoted overtones. 

Keith Ellison calls NYC mosque foes bigots and birthers [TRANSCRIPT]

Keith Ellison says Muslim Americans won't move to the back of the bus.​Rep. Keith Ellison has drawn a straight line from Fox News to anti-Muslim bigotry in an interview with the BBC. And the Minneapolis congressman, a Muslim, isn't backing down from insisting that an Islamic community center b ... More >>

Keith Ellison and wife, Kim, file for legal separation

Via Al JazeeraEllison and his wife are separating​Looks like the marriage of Rep. Keith Ellison and his wife, Kim Dore Ellison, is in trouble. Married for more than 20 years, they have filed for legal separation. They have four children and live in North Minneapolis. Although Ellison is the ... More >>

Keith Ellison will face GOP-endorsed Joel Demos in November

Courtesy Joel Demos for Congress​Is a clash of faiths taking shape in the 5th congressional district this fall, now that Pentecostal minister Joel Demos has won the Republican Party of Minnesota's endorsement to try and unseat DFLer Keith Ellison, the first and only Muslim ever elected to Cong ... More >>

Keith Ellison tweets from Saudi Arabia

​Live from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via Twitter, it's congressman Keith Ellison. The Minneapolis Democrat is accompanying a trade delegation representing 16 U.S. businesses, helping to open doors for bilateral commerce and diplomatic ties, according to an official in Ellison's office. The ... More >>

Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Keith Ellison, Jim Oberstar backing health care public option

The public option in the Democrat's health care reform package, known to Michele Bachmann as a communist conspiracy, looks like it may have risen from the dead.

CAIR MN's Zikri denounces Torgerson's "anti-Islamic" rhetoric

The candidate running to unseat Keith Ellison ought to cool her rhetoric, says a spokeswoman for a leading Muslim-American group.

Lynne Torgerson denies attacking Keith Ellison's Muslim faith

In an interview, the Minneapolis lawyer defends her comments about Islam and Keith Ellison.

Ellison foe Torgerson says Islam promotes criminal behavior

Lynne Torgerson says she's big on freedom of speech and freedom of religion, but not, evidently, when it comes to Muslims.

Bachmann and Ellison appear on Washington Journal

Reps. Michele Bachmann and Keith Ellison made appearances on C-SPAN's Washington Journal today. Watch the video.

Ellison gets seat on House Foreign Affairs Committee

Klobuchar and Ellison entertain overflowing offices of guests

Five others in the Minn. delegation have property vandalized

Readers respond to "Girl Fight"

Bailout package: How the Minnesota delegation voted

Compare and contrast: The Reichstag fire and 9/11

DFL: Ellison Victory Party

The Ellison intrigue: who is Mesa Kincaid?

Soul Food: Ellison Answers Critics, Replenishes DFL

Local bloggers on last night's primary wins and losses

National Spotlight on Ellison