On Thursday, February 2nd, House Republicans voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee in a long-standing partisan battle over committee assignments. In a 218 to 211 party-line vote with one GOP Rep. Dave Joyce of Ohio voting "present", Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy whipped the Republicans back into line after a handful of defections. All 211 Democrats unified behind Omar, who passionately spoke in defense of her place on the committee, bringing many of her colleagues to tears.

Republicans defended their action, saying Omar's past antisemitic comments disqualified her from the Foreign Affairs Committee, including a 2019 tweet about her views on the American-Israeli relationship and a comparison of the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, who authored the resolution, voiced his opinion saying "How can someone