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Rep. Ilhan Omar projected to win Minnesota Democratic primary
Rep. Ilhan Omar faced the same primary opponent from two years ago, who came within 2,500 votes of her.
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Nikole Killion is a CBS News congressional correspondent based in Washington D.C. As a correspondent, Killion played a key role in the Network's 2020 political and election coverage, reporting from around the country, including Wilmington, during the final stretch of the campaign and throughout the Biden transition.
Killion landed one of the first interviews with both Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, following the congresswoman's endorsement of him for the 2020 presidential election. Killion has contributed to CBS News coverage on a range of topics including the State of the Union and Virginia's political crisis in early 2019.
Rep. Ilhan Omar faced the same primary opponent from two years ago, who came within 2,500 votes of her.
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