House Democrats pointed to Duval County as a cautionary tale in its opposition to a federal bill that mirrors aspects of Florida's new "parental rights" and book laws.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and the House Republican Majority voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, after having removed Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee by fiat.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was kicked off the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a party-line vote that followed a contentious debate on the House floor Thursday morning that included yelling and Omar.
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.