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Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Senior Democratic lawmakers are again criticizing the freshman Minnesota Democrat for rhetoric that plays on anti-Semitic tropes. This time, the congresswoman is refusing to apologize.

House Democrats are again considering a vote on a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to recent comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that senior members of the party and Jewish groups say play on anti-Semitic tropes. A House Democratic leadership aide said the vote could come as early as Wednesday.

A spokesman for Omar has not responded to a

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