New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday blamed his absence at a 9/11 memorial ceremony on his staff not letting him know about the event.
Several Democratic presidential candidates defended freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) on Friday after President Donald Trump and Republicans slammed her for minimizing the September 11th terrorist attacks to “some people did something.” 
New York Democrats in Congress are staying silent after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) called the 9/11 terror attacks "something" done by "some people." 
The Associated Press compared the significance of Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee testimony by Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford to such landmark historical tragedies as the September 11 attacks and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. 
Richard Ojeda, the Democratic nominee for West Virginia's third congressional district, attacked his Republican opponent, State Del. Carol Miller, for "thinking about political attacks" on Tuesday, the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, despite running advertisements at least 11 times on the same day. 
