Republicans kick Ilhan Omar off US House foreign affairs panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans kick Ilhan Omar off US House foreign affairs panel

Al Jazeera  

Muslim-American legislator says her ‘voice will get louder and stronger’ after vote punishing her criticism of Israel. Washington, DC – United States Republicans have removed progressive Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past criticism of Israel, drawing rebuke and accusations of bigotry from Democrats. “Congresswoman Omar is a highly respected member of Congress,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday, noting that Omar had apologised for previous comments relating to Israel. Watch Rep. AOC respond to Republicans' removal of Rep. @Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/A22R7jQrlC — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez February 2, 2023 Republican Tennessee Representative David Kustoff accused Omar on Thursday of spreading “hateful beliefs”. — Hakeem Jeffries February 2, 2023 As Arab, Muslim and Palestinian rights groups rushed to defend Omar before the vote on Thursday, the congresswoman co- The measure condemned anti-Semitic tropes of dual loyalty and describes Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state”.

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Ilhan Omar says Trump is ‘losing his memory’ after he confuses her with Rashida Tlaib
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ilhan Omar says Trump is ‘losing his memory’ after he confuses her with Rashida Tlaib

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A progressive congresswoman mocked Donald Trump for “losing his memory” …

Ilhan Omar accuses Republican lawmaker of racist trope over Cori Bush charges
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ilhan Omar accuses Republican lawmaker of racist trope over Cori Bush charges

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called out a Republican lawmaker for invoking …

US Democrat Ilhan Omar visited PoK, often criticised India. Now she has been ousted from powerful foreign affairs panel
1 year, 11 months ago

US Democrat Ilhan Omar visited PoK, often criticised India. Now she has been ousted from powerful foreign affairs panel

Firstpost  

United State Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a divisive figure. “I am a Muslim, I’m an immigrant and, interestingly, I’m from Africa," the 40-year-old Minnesota progressive said in a defiant floor speech ahead of her removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee. pic.twitter.com/m3kPa2poYx — Shireen Mazari April 20, 2022 Derek Chollet, the counsellor to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had told …

Democrat Ilhan Omar, Who Visited PoK, Ousted from Foreign Affairs Panel for anti-Israel Remarks
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrat Ilhan Omar, Who Visited PoK, Ousted from Foreign Affairs Panel for anti-Israel Remarks

News 18  

In a big win for US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar was ousted from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday for making anti-semitic remarks. Ilhan Omar's past statements make it clear she is unfit to represent the U.S. on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.– She repeatedly used anti-semitic tropes– She described 9/11 by saying …

House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee
1 year, 11 months ago

House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic response to Democrats last session booting far-right GOP lawmakers over incendiary remarks. The resolution proposed by Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, a former official in the Trump administration, declared, “Omar’s comments have …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez erupts on the House floor after Republicans boot Ilhan Omar from committee
1 year, 11 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez erupts on the House floor after Republicans boot Ilhan Omar from committee

Raw Story  

Shortly before the Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives voted to oust Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a powerful speech defending Omar and denouncing the GOP's transparent xenophobia. There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party's continued attack except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color …

House GOP preparing to oust Democrat from committee
1 year, 11 months ago

House GOP preparing to oust Democrat from committee

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic Rep. …

Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel

Al Jazeera  

A vote is set for Thursday on a resolution aimed at the Muslim-American congresswoman over her criticism of Israel. Washington, DC – In one of his first moves since becoming speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy is leading an effort to block Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from serving on the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee over her past …

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Committee Posts Threatened By GOP
2 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Committee Posts Threatened By GOP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The threat, which McCarthy repeated this week, is retaliation for Democrats having removed Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from their committee assignments in 2021 for highly inflammatory statements, including about Omar. Rep. Pete Aguilar, a member of Democratic leadership, said Tuesday that Democrats were working on their committee assignments and refused …

US progressives reject Republican push against Ilhan Omar
2 years, 1 month ago

US progressives reject Republican push against Ilhan Omar

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – When Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy mentioned the name of Muslim-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Republican Jewish Coalition conference at the weekend, boos erupted from the crowd. “That’s a rightful boo,” the congressman responded, before promising to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee because of her criticism of Israel. “Republican and Democratic leaders in …

Ilhan Omar barely fends off primary challenger boosted by right-wing PAC money and "nasty attacks"
2 years, 5 months ago

Ilhan Omar barely fends off primary challenger boosted by right-wing PAC money and "nasty attacks"

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. U.S Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday narrowly fended off a Democratic primary challenger whose campaign was bankrolled in part by a GOP operative, corporate lobbyists, and prominent Minnesota businessmen. The Drain the DC Swamp PAC, a far-right outfit aligned with former President Donald Trump and GOP election-deniers, also spent against Omar in the …

House Responds To GOP's Lauren Boebert With Islamophobia Bill Sponsored By Ilhan Omar
3 years, 1 month ago

House Responds To GOP's Lauren Boebert With Islamophobia Bill Sponsored By Ilhan Omar

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — When Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert cracked a racist, Islamophobic joke about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, it wasn’t the first time she mocked the Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota. Boebert had derided Omar during a House floor debate last month, taunting the Somali-born, Muslim-American immigrant as a member of the “jihad squad” of liberal lawmakers. McGovern said …

Republicans Claim Rep. Ilhan Omar Never Apologized, But She Has
3 years, 1 month ago

Republicans Claim Rep. Ilhan Omar Never Apologized, But She Has

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Republicans have been inaccurately deflecting criticism of Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s anti-Muslim attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar by claiming Omar never faced consequences for her own controversial comments. “And I want to ask, why is it OK for me to talk about the influence of the NRA, of fossil fuel industries, or Big Pharma, and …

Ilhan Omar Calls McCarthy A ‘Coward’ For Defending Bigotry In His Party
3 years, 1 month ago

Ilhan Omar Calls McCarthy A ‘Coward’ For Defending Bigotry In His Party

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Ilhan Omar said on Sunday that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is a “liar and a coward” for defending Rep. Lauren Boebert after the Colorado Republican made bigoted comments about her. And it’s very unbecoming of a congresswoman to use that kind of derogatory, dangerous, inciting language against a colleague,” Omar said on CNN’s “State of …

Pelosi to act against Republican for Islamophobic remarks: Omar
3 years, 1 month ago

Pelosi to act against Republican for Islamophobic remarks: Omar

Al Jazeera  

Somali-born US congresswoman says she is ‘very confident’ House speaker will take action against congresswoman Lauren Boebert. US Representative Ilhan Omar said that she is confident House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take “decisive action” in the coming days against Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert for remarks about Omar that have been decried as Islamophobic. Omar’s comments on Sunday were the latest …

Ilhan Omar hangs up on Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim attack
3 years, 1 month ago

Ilhan Omar hangs up on Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim attack

Salon  

House Democrats are expected to begin pushing for freshman Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to be stripped from her committee assignments. "Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies," Omar said of her call with the Colorado Republican, "Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments." RELATED: Ilhan Omar fact-checks Lauren Boebert's "made up" …

Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar
3 years, 6 months ago

Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats and Republicans backed away Wednesday from a tit-for-tat battle over punishing firebrand lawmakers from the other party, setting aside for now a fight that risked inflicting political damage on each side. A Republican attempt to strip Omar of her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee would distract from Democratic divisions over her recent remarks, a …

Ilhan Omar may face censure for words on Israeli war acts
3 years, 7 months ago

Ilhan Omar may face censure for words on Israeli war acts

Al Jazeera  

Republican members of the US House filed a resolution seeking to censure Omar for her criticism of Israel. Three rank-and-file Republican members of the US House filed a resolution on June 14 seeking to censure Omar and her progressive political allies: members of “The Squad”, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “We are seeing this big fight within the Democratic Party right …

Rep. Greene says ‘morons’ voted to boot her from committees
3 years, 11 months ago

Rep. Greene says ‘morons’ voted to boot her from committees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lashed out Friday at “morons” in both parties who voted to kick her off her committees, a day after the House meted out the unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories. “It doesn’t belong to anybody else.” A day earlier on the House floor, Greene tried to …

Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Congressional Primary
4 years, 5 months ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Congressional Primary

NPR  

Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Congressional Primary Enlarge this image toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Rep. Ilhan Omar has won her primary, informally securing a hold on Minnesota's historically Democratic-run 5th Congressional District, The Associated Press projects. After a high-profile first term in Congress, the freshman representative faced several primary challengers, the most prominent being Antone Melton-Meaux, a …

CNN slammed for labeling five centrist Democrats as 'leaders on impeachment' and erasing efforts of progressive women of color
5 years, 3 months ago

CNN slammed for labeling five centrist Democrats as 'leaders on impeachment' and erasing efforts of progressive women of color

Raw Story  

"This is what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar have been arguing for ages and being shot down. Progressives expressed outrage on Monday over a CNN weekend segment on the so-called "leadership" of five centrist freshman congresswomen on the impeachment of President Donald Trump while ignoring the contributions of congresswomen of color who have been making the case for …

Israel bans Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hours after President Trump takes to Twitter
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel bans Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hours after President Trump takes to Twitter

Salon  

Israel denied entry to Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., shortly after President Donald Trump urged the Middle Eastern nation to do so on Twitter. "It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit. One of America's most powerful pro-Israel lobbies, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, denounced the decision on Twitter, arguing …

Kellyanne Conway claims moderate Democrats are upset with 'radical freshmen'
5 years, 9 months ago

Kellyanne Conway claims moderate Democrats are upset with 'radical freshmen'

Daily Mail  

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway charged on Sunday there is trouble in the Democratic ranks with the more moderate membership frustrated with the 'radical freshmen who get all the magazine covers.' White House counselor Kellyanne Conway charged there is trouble in the Democratic ranks with moderates frustrated with the 'radical freshman' Conway got in a jab at House Speaker Nancy …

Trump attacks Ilhan Omar over 9/11 remarks with distressing video: 'We will never forget'
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump attacks Ilhan Omar over 9/11 remarks with distressing video: 'We will never forget'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has launched a crude attack on congresswoman Ilhan …

Ilhan Omar calls Trump's hardline immigration aide Stephen Miller 'a white nationalist'
5 years, 9 months ago

Ilhan Omar calls Trump's hardline immigration aide Stephen Miller 'a white nationalist'

Daily Mail  

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar called White House adviser Stephen Miller a 'white nationalist' over a report he pushed President Donald Trump toward a harder line on immigration - a move that resulted in a massive shakeup in the Department of Homeland Security. She linked to an article on Splinter reporting that Miller, an anti-immigration hardliner who was the architect of …

Ilhan Omar: Accusations of antisemitism aimed at Muslim congresswoman intensifies debate about Israel
5 years, 10 months ago

Ilhan Omar: Accusations of antisemitism aimed at Muslim congresswoman intensifies debate about Israel

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota, sparked turmoil within the Democratic …

Democrats in presidential race defend Ilhan Omar on remarks critics saw as anti-Semitic
5 years, 10 months ago

Democrats in presidential race defend Ilhan Omar on remarks critics saw as anti-Semitic

LA Times  

In Rep. Ilhan Omar’s district, both Jews and Muslims voiced concern about an inflammatory tweet on Israel that had the congresswoman apologizing within hours. Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren each came to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday for remarks that critics have called anti-Semitic. Sanders said the U.S. should not “equate anti-Semitism …

Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar
5 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar

NPR  

Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Democrats are again considering a vote on a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to recent comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that senior members of the party and Jewish groups say play on anti-Semitic tropes. Sponsor Message The …

Trump: Congresswoman Omar’s apology for Israel remark ‘lame’
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump: Congresswoman Omar’s apology for Israel remark ‘lame’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar’s apology for suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so was “lame” and that she should resign. Asked on Twitter who she thought was paying members of Congress to support Israel, Omar responded, “AIPAC!” Trump told reporters at a Cabinet meeting …

Trump calls Rep. Omar apology about Israel remark ‘lame’
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump calls Rep. Omar apology about Israel remark ‘lame’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so. “I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the foreign affairs committee.” Omar’s statement on Monday was the latest reckoning among Democrats of intense differences in their ranks …

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and the Democrats: Party rushes to defend Israel lobby against one woman
5 years, 11 months ago

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and the Democrats: Party rushes to defend Israel lobby against one woman

Salon  

The year is still young, but so far the mainstream media has clearly demonstrated that it remains ill-equipped to recognize obviously bad-faith attacks promulgated by the right-wing. “But Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s supporters is deeply offensive.” Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Max Rose, D-N.Y., swiftly slammed Omar' remarks as “deeply hurtful to …

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