Rashida Tlaib

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., right, comforts Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., center, when Tlaib became emotional during remarks on a resolution to censure her for comments and tweets she has made about Israel. (Screenshot from U.S. House webcast)

SD’s Johnson votes with majority to censure Tlaib over Israel remarks

BY: - November 7, 2023

The U.S. House voted late Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for remarks the Michigan Democrat has made about Israel and Palestine amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. The chamber voted, 234-188, to adopt a resolution written by Georgia Republican Rich McCormick that censures Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, for a handful of […]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, arrives for a classified closed-door briefing about Hamas’ attack on Israel in the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

23 Republicans, including Johnson, join Democrats to turn back Tlaib censure 

BY: - November 1, 2023

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to quash an effort to censure Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib after Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene accused her of “antisemitic activity.” The motion to table the resolution, introduced by Greene on Oct. 24, succeeded in a 222-186 vote Wednesday night. The Georgia Republican falsely accused […]