House Blocks Omar Censure Over Reposting Charlie Kirk Criticisms

Sept. 17, 2025, 10:47 PM UTC

Four House Republicans joined Democrats to kill a resolution that would strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her committee assignments for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his assassination last week.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) — herself a conservative firebrand who’s running for governor — moved to censure high-profile progressive Omar (Minn.) for telling liberal media personality Mehdi Hasan that Republicans praising Kirk for civil debate are “full of sh-*.” Mace’s resolution, which would censure Omar and remove her from her committees, also cites ...

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