"An extremist House Republican's attempt to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) failed by just one vote on Wednesday, after Democrats maneuvered against it. A vote to table the censure resolution succeeded 214 to 213, with all Democrats and four Republicans voting to kill the measure. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina), would have removed Omar from her assignments on the Education and the Workforce Committee and the Budget Committee."
"Mace posted about Omar over 75 times on her X account in recent days, reporters noted, spreading false accusations about her beliefs and waging outright racist, Islamophobic attacks on her faith and Somalian origin. Democrats said that Mace was just trying to boost her profile after entering the South Carolina gubernatorial race last month. Omar noted that Mace is sending out fundraising messages based on her attacks."
An effort by Rep. Nancy Mace to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar narrowly failed when a motion to table the resolution passed 214 to 213. The resolution sought to remove Omar from the Education and the Workforce Committee and from the Budget Committee. Mace framed the move as a response to Omar's remarks about Charlie Kirk, while Omar expressed sympathy for Kirk's family and criticized Kirk's far-right beliefs. Mace intensified the campaign with extensive posts and fundraising appeals that Democrats called false and racially or religiously charged. Omar emphasized that the resolution contained no direct quotes of her on Kirk and condemned political violence.
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