Judge demands answers on Ilhan Omar raid after DOJ says it's not 'fully executed' yet

A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to respond to requests to unseal the raid warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after prosecutors asked to wait until the warrant was “fully executed.”Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg set an Oct. 27 deadline Thursday in an order that granted only part of the department’s request for more time. The department’s response had been due that day.The judge scheduled briefings through Oct. 30, meaning the warrant is likely to be unsealed in time to affect the Nov. 3 election.The deadline covers requests from 14 news organizations, including The New York Times and the conservative watchdog Judicial Watch, to make the warrant records public, according to the department’s motion.Homeland Security Investigations agents and DOJ officers searched Omar’s Washington home on Oct. 12, three weeks before the midterm election in which she is seeking to return to Washington.“[G]ood cause exists to extend these deadlines...