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March 5, 2019

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel pumps brakes on punishing Ilhan Omar for remarks seen as anti-Semitic

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said Tuesday he's not poised to punish Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for her latest controversial remarks, which have spurred new allegations of anti-Semitism.

March 5, 2019

Schumer condemns Omar's 'wrong and hurtful' words -- then takes shot at McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's latest remarks on Israel as "wrong and hurtful," ahead of a planned congressional resolution to condemn anti-Semitism -- but Schumer also took a shot at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and suggested the GOP has its own problems with bigotry.

March 5, 2019

Democrats need to oust anti-Semite Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

Democratic leaders will put forward a vote on the House floor Wednesday to denounce anti-Semitism in the wake of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s latest inflammatory remarks about Jewish support for Israel. But it’s unlikely that Omar will pay a real price for her bigotry.

March 4, 2019

House Dems plan to introduce resolution condemning anti-Semitic comments amid Omar controversy

House Democrats are drafting a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and plan to introduce it on the floor later this week in the wake of the controversial comments made by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

March 4, 2019

Ilhan Omar's most controversial moments, from AIPAC tweet to 'not 1 dollar for DHS' call

Omar made a string of controversial statements in recent weeks that have sparked backlash from members across both sides of the aisle.

March 4, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar spars with fellow Democrats over Israel comments, faces new calls to be removed from committee

Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing renewed pressure over her latest Israel remarks -- sparring with Rep. Nita Lowey after the fellow Democrat blasted her remarks as "hurtful."

March 2, 2019

Poster connecting Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 terror attacks ignites outrage at West Virginia capitol

A poster that was displayed at the West Virginia statehouse Friday linking Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, sparked outrage between lawmakers, a report stated.

March 2, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar comment was 'vile anti-Semitic slur,' top foreign-affairs Dem says

The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday that a recent comment by freshman U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who also serves on the panel, represented a "vile anti-Semitic slur," according to reports.  

March 1, 2019

Ilhan Omar says she does not recognize Venezuelan interim president, defying Dem leadership, Western governments

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar said she “absolutely not” recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim Venezuelan president, defying consensus among Western leaders and her own party.

March 1, 2019

Omar, Tlaib say critics charge 'anti-Semitism' against them as way to end debate over Israel's policies

Two outspoken freshmen congressional Democrats appeared at a progressive town hall this week, where they accused some of their Jewish colleagues of leveling anti-Semitism charges following their criticisms of Israel in order to shut down any debate over that U.S. ally's policies.