Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Ammar Campa-Najjar accuses GOP leadership of hypocrisy over anti-bigotry resolution As his campaign takes shape, California Democrat hopes attacks on his heritage won’t distract from his message

(Roll Call) Ammar Campa-Najjar doesn’t want hate and bigotry to be a distraction this time. The 30-year-old Democrat narrowly lost a campaign for the historically conservative 50th District in California last year. Now Campa-Najjar is seeking a rematch, and has renewed his […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Rep. Liz Cheney blasts House Democrats for ‘enabling’ anti-Semitic comments The House Republican said the failure to single out controversial comments by Rep. Omar was an effort to protect her.

(NBC) Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., accused Democrats on Sunday of “enabling” anti-Semitism for failing to explicitly condemn recent comments by a freshman Minnesota Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, in a recent congressional vote. Cheney, the third-ranking GOP leader in the House, made her […]

Government & Politics

Pelosi doubles down in defense of Omar

(Hill) Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) doubled down on her defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Friday, telling an audience at the Economic Club that the Minnesota congresswoman is not anti-Semitic. During an interview Friday in Washington, Pelosi reiterated her belief that […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

House repudiates bigotry after Omar comments split Dems The uproar over Ilhan Omar's controversial comments distracted Democrats, who wanted to focus on election reform.

(Politico) The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning hate speech Thursday, indirectly rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments about Israel and ending a days-long political drama that had consumed the Democratic Caucus on the eve of a major legislative victory. The debate […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Tensions flare as Dems struggle to calm furor over Omar Lawmakers clashed behind closed doors, with some complaining that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team had failed to handle the escalating political crisis.

(Politico) House Democratic leaders are struggling to contain the controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments about Israel, with the caucus fighting behind closed doors over whether — and how — to respond. Tensions ran high at a caucus meeting Wednesday as some […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from left Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other liberal allies stepped up their defense of the freshman Democrat.

(Politico) A vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the House Democratic Caucus. An array of progressive groups […]

Government & Politics

House Dems will take floor action to confront Omar’s latest Israel comments The freshman Democrat is clashing with senior lawmakers who view her remarks as anti-Semitic.

(Politico) Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats will take floor action Wednesday in response to controversial remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar about Israel, the second such rebuke of the freshman Democrat from party leaders in recent weeks. Pelosi and other senior Democrats […]

Government & Politics

Leading Jewish groups demand anti-Semitic Omar be removed from Foreign Affairs Committee Jewish groups slam Omar's anti-Semitic language, ties to groups advocating terrorism

(Free Beacon) A group of leading Jewish organizations petitioned the House of Representative’s top Democrats on Monday, demanding that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) be removed from her position on the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee in light of her numerous anti-Semitic remarks […]

Government & Politics

Trump administration signals ISIS foreign fighters could be sent to Guantanamo Bay President Donald Trump has sent no new individuals to Guantanamo.

(ABC) As President Donald Trump seeks to wind down the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, his administration is increasingly leaving open the possibility that some of the group’s foreign fighters be sent to the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, […]

Government & Politics

Ilhan Omar apologizes after Pelosi denounces tweet as anti-Semitic Democrats moved quickly after the freshman lawmaker suggested support for Israel stemmed from campaign donations.

(Politico) Rep. Ilhan Omar apologized for anti-Semitic comments Monday after coming under pressure from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats. The Minnesota Democrat sparked a firestorm Sunday night when she implied lawmakers’ support for Israel is driven by campaign donations from […]

Government & Politics

Dem leaders defend freshmen Tlaib, Omar

(Hill) House Democratic leaders on Tuesday defended progressive freshman Reps. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (Minn.) against GOP accusations of anti-Semitism for their views toward Israel. The two freshmen have drawn ire from Republicans for their support of the boycott, divestment […]