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    House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

    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."
    by Lexie Schapitl Feb 02, 2023 4 minutes
    Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., departs a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 26.
    Updated February 2, 2023 at 12:48 PM ET

    House Republicans have voted to remove Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing past controversial comments she made about Israel and concerns over her objectivity.

    The vote was 218-211 along party lines. In her first term, Omar drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike for tweets that invoked anti-Semitic tropes. She apologized for those tweets but has remained outspoken about the influence of Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel lobby, on U.S. politics.

    The , introduced by Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, stated that Omar "has disqualified herself from

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