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Headline Roundup March 6th, 2019

House Delays Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism

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The House of Representatives has delayed a vote on a resolution condemning anti-semitism while progressives defend Representative Ilhan Omar.

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House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from left
House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from left

Politico

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other liberal allies stepped up their defense of the freshman Democrat.

A vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the House Democratic Caucus.

An array of progressive groups declared their support for Omar, while both the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus — two of the most important factions among House Democrats — wanted more time to review the situation, lawmakers and...

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Progressives come to Omar's defense
Progressives come to Omar's defense

The Hill

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Progressive allies of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are rushing to her defense as the House prepares to approve a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that is largely seen as a rebuke of the outspoken lawmaker’s remarks about Israel.

Omar’s progressive allies largely stayed quiet during other recent controversies regarding Israel, which led to an apology from Omar.

But this time, Omar is holding her ground, and supporters such as fellow progressive freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are speaking out.

Ocasio-Cortez said advancing a resolution to rebuke Omar should have only been done...

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'Democrats are walking into a trap': Liberals rip party leaders for piling on Rep. Ilhan Omar
'Democrats are walking into a trap': Liberals rip party leaders for piling on Rep. Ilhan Omar

Washington Times

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Her colleagues are rushing to condemn her on the House floor this week, but Representative Ilhan Omar has her backers among powerful progressive activist groups who say they don’t understand why Democratic leaders are going out of their way to cut down one of their own.

A draft resolution slated for a vote Wednesday doesn’t name Ms. Omar, but it condemns anti-Semitism as “hateful expressions of intolerance” and would come just days after the Minnesota congresswoman suggested other lawmakers show too much fealty to Israel.

She says her words are...

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