Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota outside the Capitol on January 26, 2023.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota outside the Capitol on January 26, 2023.
  • The House voted on Thursday to remove Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
  • The move comes from a long-standing pledge by McCarthy — and a desire for retribution from the GOP.
  • The measure passed on party lines after McCarthy made promises to GOP holdouts.

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has been removed from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs following a House vote on Thursday.

Republican Rep. Dave Joyce of Ohio was the one lawmaker who voted present on what was otherwise a party-line vote.