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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, talks during a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

GOP lawmaker files resolution to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over Jewish student comment

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks to witnesses during a House Committee on the Judiciary‚ Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations joint hearing on the then-Trump administration's "Muslim ban" on Capitol Hill in Washington Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

MTG forces Speaker Johnson, House to consider censure of Rep. Ilhan Omar following Somalia comments

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., talks during a press conference to call for a cease-fire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Emmer calls for ethics investigation into Omar after Somalia comments

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., plays a recording of a death threat left on her voicemail in the wake of anti-Islamic comments made last week by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who likened Omar to a bomb-carrying terrorist, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Ron DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s expulsion from Congress, deportation over ‘Somali first’ video

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the threat of default, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Somaliland official slams Rep. Ilhan Omar for ‘ethno-racist rhetoric’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels poses outside his home, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Samuels is challenging U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in the 2024 Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Progressive Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., talks during a news conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., talks during a press conference to call for a cease-fire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Ilhan Omar rebuked for saying fellow Democratic lawmaker is ‘happy’ about dead Palestinians

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joined at right by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responds to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their &quot;broken&quot; countries, as he exploited the nation's glaring racial divisions once again for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All four congresswomen are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

‘No way in hell’: Far-left ‘squad’ Democrats to boycott Israeli President Herzog’s address

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and other progressive candidates pose for a selfie taken by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., leaves the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. House Republicans have voted to oust Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote in a raucous session on Thursday to remove the Somali-born Muslim lawmaker came after her past comments critical of Israel. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicans stripping Ilhan Omar from her committee seat compromises free speech

By Michael McKenna

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., leaves the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. House Republicans have voted to oust Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote in a raucous session on Thursday to remove the Somali-born Muslim lawmaker came after her past comments critical of Israel. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Ilhan Omar claims anti-immigrant bias from Republicans with ouster from committee

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks to the crowd at the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party's election night party after winning reelection early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) **FILE**

GOP lawmaker introduces resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., has nominated the two California lawmakers for the Intelligence Committee in open defiance of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's vow to block them. Jeffries asked that Schiff and Swalwell be reappointed to the Intelligence panel. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Republicans say they have votes to oust Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., plays a recording of a death threat left on her voicemail in the wake of anti-Islamic comments made last week by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who likened Omar to a bomb-carrying terrorist, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House GOP eyeing backdoor tactic to block Rep. Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

By Kerry Picket and Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Speaker McCarthy losing GOP support to strip Dems from committees

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., speaks during a news conference, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican Party’s narrow capture of the House majority is poised to transform the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals and vigorously challenge the policies of President Joe Biden and his administration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

McCarthy set to bounce Democrats Schiff, Omar and Swalwell from House committees

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Leora Levy talks to delegates at the State Republican Convention, May 7, 2022, in Mashantucket, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Trump scores more wins in GOP primaries in Connecticut to Minnesota

By Susan Ferrechio and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar waves to passersby for support during a voter engagement event on the corner of Broadway and Central Avenues in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Omar faces a primary challenge from former city council member Don Samuels. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Pro-police Democrat nearly wipes out Ilhan Omar in Minnesota primary

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times