Rep. Ilhan Omar

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25, 2023.

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Rep. George Santos voluntarily steps down from House committee assignments

5:00pm January 31, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

Multiple GOP lawmakers tell NPR that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos has voluntarily recused himself from serving on committees temporarily.

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks to constituents in Wixom, Mich., on Thursday.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Cancels Visit To Israel And The West Bank

1:45pm August 16, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Israel had said it would allow the Michigan congresswoman to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank after announcing earlier that it would bar her from visiting on a political trip.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. (left), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., have been barred from visiting Israel and Palestinian territories by government officials.

Reps. Omar And Tlaib Barred From Visiting Israel After Trump Supports A Ban

6:09pm August 15, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Israeli officials reversed a decision to allow Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to visit the country. The two have been vocal critics of the Israeli government.

President Trump continued his attacks on members of Congress during a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., Wednesday night.

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Trump's 'Go Back' Rhetoric Is Sign Of A Racially Divisive And Turbulent Year To Come

5:52pm July 19, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump has used white grievance to fuel his candidacy since he first came onto the political scene. So what he's doing now with four congresswomen of color is hardly a surprise.

Text of a House resolution condemning remarks by President Trump about four members of Congress.

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READ: Here's The Resolution Condemning Trump's Racist Comments About Congresswomen

2:35pm July 16, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The House will vote Tuesday evening on a resolution "condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with reporters for her weekly news conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

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House Democrats Try To Recover From Week Dominated By Public Splits

5:43pm March 08, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to tout a bill overhauling campaign finance laws but instead had to manage tensions about how to respond to arguments that Rep. Ilhan Omar made anti-Semitic remarks.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., (left) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listen to President Trump's State of the Union speech on Feb. 5.

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Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar

8:49pm March 04, 2019

by Susan Davis

Senior Democratic lawmakers are again criticizing the freshman Minnesota Democrat for rhetoric that plays on anti-Semitic tropes. This time, the congresswoman is refusing to apologize.