Was the Ilhan Omar attack just a prank?

January 28th, 2026 Welcome back to your daily mind meld with the Polymarket order book. The situations we are monitoring this morning: Top Stories Ilhan Omar Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked during a speech yesterday and sprayed with a mystery substance. Images are circulating online that describe the attack as a "prank" but Polymarket traders are calling BS. Read more → Shutdown? Polymarket trader @semi turned $286 into over $1m in trading profits. Here's the story of how he predicted the ICE backlash and dramatic spike in government shutdown odds that no one saw coming. And why he thinks Dems are undervalued in the midterms. Read more → Good Afternoon Today is Fed day, and the market is 99.6% confident that Powell will keep rates unchanged. But are employment concerns rising? Odds for Powell to emphasize jobs in his speech soared 20% in recent weeks. Watch live on Polymarket at 2pm EST. Check odds → ​ Breaking News Odds Will Alexander Vindman be the Democratic nominee for Senate in Florida? View market → 70% +51% Will there be at least 600 measles cases in the U.S. by January 31, 2026? View market → 95% +36% Will Viking Therapeutics be acquired before 2027? View market → 37% -31% See all Breaking → ​ Ending Soon Ends In Number of TSA Passengers January 29? 11h Internet access restored in Iran by Friday? 1d #1 song on US Spotify this week? (January 30) 1d US government shutdown Saturday? 2d See all Ending Soon → ​ New Listed CA-34 House Election Winner 7h ago CA-33 House Election Winner 7h ago See all New → ​ Hot Polymarkets 24H Volume US strikes Iran by...? $5.21M Presidential Election Winner 2028 $3.40M Who will Trump nominate as Fed Chair? $2.91M Which companies will be acquired before 2027? $2.19M See all Hot Polymarkets → ​ Top Sports Starts In Super Bowl Champion 2026 10d 2026 Men's Australian Open Winner 3d Lakers vs. Cavaliers 11h Australian Open Men's: Ben Shelton vs Jannik Sinner 13d See all Top Sports → ​ Whale Moves "No" Fed increases interest rates by 25+ bps after January 2026 meeting? $2.00M ClaudeAI See Wallet → "Yes" No change in Fed interest rates after January 2026 meeting? $1.00M ClaudeAI See Wallet → "No" Will GitLab be acquired before 2027? $224.0K 2king See Wallet → See all Whale Moves → ​ If you have any feedback on Polymarket, drop us a line at support@polymarket.com. If you don't wish to receive these emails you can unsubscribe here. 1280 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10028 U.S.