Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will give the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week. Also, House Republicans removed Rep. Ilhan Omar from her spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Here’s what else is going on in politics:
- Pence offices to be searched: Federal authorities and representatives of Mike Pence have been discussing a voluntary search of the former vice president’s Indiana home and a Washington, D.C., office for additional classified records, according to media reports.
- Hunter Biden is going on the offensive: He asked the Justice Department to probe former President Donald Trump’s allies about the release of data on his laptop.
- Biden’s work on AAPI issues: Key initiatives to address AAPI hate crimes have not yet launched despite being a centerpiece of his administration.
- Bill Clinton returns to White House: The former president is set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
- Nancy Pelosi said she’d support Adam Schiff: If Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., steps down, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’ll support Rep. Adam Schiff’s bid for Feinstein’s seat.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar blocked from serving on House Foreign Relations Committee
The Republican-led House Thursday voted to remove Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over previous comments she made about Israel that members of both parties viewed as antisemitic.
Republican leaders have threatened to take action against Omar over a number of controversial statements she’s made since she came to Capitol Hill four years ago. A prominent progressive in Congress, Omar, who is Muslim, has been a fierce critic of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and routinely questions U.S. aid to the Middle East ally.
“This debate today is about who gets to be an American,” Omar said on the House floor…
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