Republicans removed Democrat Ilhan Omar from her committee post amid rising congressional tensions.

(BBC) ⸻ Ilhan Omar is one of three high-profile Democrats to lose committee assignments under new House majority. She was removed from House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past comments about Israel. Republicans said the move sent a strong statement against antisemitism. But Democrats and Ms Omar said it was revenge after two Republicans were ousted from committees. The US House of Representatives has voted to remove Representative Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, from her committee due to comments she made about Israel. The move risks escalating partisan rancour in the House after Democrats removed two other members from their committees earlier this year.