PoliticsWhy federal agents are investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar

Weeks before the midterm elections, federal agents searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, took her phone and issued about a dozen subpoenas, two people familiar with the Justice Department investigation told NBC News. Senior justice reporter Ryan J. Reilly explains how the move fits a broader trend of the DOJ pursuing President Trump’s perceived political enemies, and why launching such a probe so close to an election is unusual.