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January 25, 2023

House Dem leader predicts 'bipartisan' support to keep Ilhan Omar on Foreign Affairs Committee

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said he and his party support Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in the face of efforts to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

January 25, 2023

McCarthy gets heated with reporter: 'You don't get to determine whether I answer a question'

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday defended his decision to strip Democratic Congressmen Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence committee.

January 15, 2023

Rep. Omar 'glad' special counsel appointed over Biden classified docs: 'Should be taken serious'

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar told Symone Sanders-Townsend on Saturday that she was "glad" a special counsel was appointed to President Biden's classified documents case.

January 14, 2023

Why Kevin McCarthy booted three left-wing Democrats from their House committees

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed that House Democrats Adam Schiff, Ilhan Omar, and Eric Swalwell will not retain their committee assignments over past actions.

January 12, 2023

TIK'D OFF: Is national security harmed when Congress uses TikTok? Americans weigh in

People in Austin, Texas, shared their opinions on whether members of Congress compromise national security by using TikTok, a Chinese-owned short video app.

January 11, 2023

McCarthy confirms Schiff, Swalwell, Omar will lose committee seats

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said this week that he will keep his long-standing promise to remove three Democratic lawmakers from their committee assignments.

January 7, 2023

Rep. Ilhan Omar calls McCarthy speakership agreement a 'deal with far right insurrectionists'

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar took to Twitter on Friday and called Republicans who cut a deal to make Rep. Kevin McCarthy the Speaker of the House "far right insurrectionists."

November 23, 2022

Here's how McCarthy can block Schiff, Omar, Swalwell from House committees

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is poised to wield the power of the House speaker to block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Ilhan Omar and Eric Swalwell from serving on committees.

November 22, 2022

'The View' hosts defend Ilhan Omar remarks comparing US to terrorists: 'Depends on who you talk to'

"The View" co-hosts appeared to defend Rep. Omar's comments comparing the U.S. to terrorist organizations and said that it "depends on who you talk to."

November 22, 2022

Dems silent on McCarthy’s pledge to boot Swalwell, Omar, Schiff from committees

Senior House Democrats are silent on Republican Kevin McCarthy's pledge to boot Adam Schiff, Ilhan Omar, and Eric Swalwell off committees next Congress.