WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, following through on a GOP promise to oust the Minnesota Democrat from a prized position.
Thursday's action on the House floor is a culmination of sorts for Republicans who have long targeted Omar, a Muslim woman and refugee who made history as the first Somali American elected to Congress.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., vowed to remove Omar from the panel, and tweeted after the November midterms that he would do so because of her "repeated anti-semitic and anti-American remarks."
