By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Republican leaders are working to lock down the votes to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee after several members of their conference signaled resistance to the move. One of those Republicans, Rep.
The House is slated to vote Wednesday on a resolution to remove progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee after days of uncertainty over whether the measure had enough GOP support to pass.
The vote on the resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the committee could come Wednesday, marking an escalation in a long-running partisan fight over assignments.
Republican leadership has reportedly secured the votes to remove Omar after several GOP members expressed reservations that threatened to derail the effort.
By Clare Foran, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. The action comes after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially denied seats on the House Intelligence C…
A procedural vote Wednesday in the House showed unified Republican support in moving to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. GOP lawmakers say they're taking
The 218-211 vote, mostly along party lines, came after a heated, voices-raised debate in which Democrats accused the GOP of targeting Omar based on her race.
House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote Thursday to remove the Somali-born Muslim lawmaker comes over her past comments
The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments.
Republicans have cited the Minnesota Democrat's past controversial comments about Israel. Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, called the move "purely partisan."
Republicans said the vote is a response to Omar’s 2019 comments that were widely viewed as antisemitic and anti-Israel, while Democrats claim it’s a revenge move.
The Minnesota Congresswoman has earned criticism from Republicans and pro-Israel groups over the years for her statements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but many Democrats and pro-Palestine organizations support her.
By Clare Foran, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. House Republicans have argued Omar should not serve on the committee in light of past statements she has made…
The notoriously anti-Semitic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was kicked off the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday in a close 218-211 vote. Omar has claimed, without evidence, that Republicans are...
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