House Republicans are continuing to purge Democratic committee members from their assignments, with their latest successful effort being against progressive Representative Ilhan Omar. On Wednesday, the House GOP voted to strip Omar of her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, despite lobbying efforts from their Democratic counterparts to keep the Minnesota congresswoman on the panel. It marks the third removal of a Democratic committee member since Representative Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker last month. Last week, Representatives Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell were both expelled from their positions on the House Intelligence Committee. McCarthy's ability to wrangle the necessary...