Dems clash on Omar’s Israel remarks

Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces heat over attempts to defuse the messy situation. No Images? Click here   By Hayley Miller     Thursday, March 7  Hi! I'm a HuffPost breaking news reporter based in New York filling in for your usual Morning Email host, Paul Vale, who will be back tomorrow. HOUSE DEMS SPLIT ON OMAR A Democratic dispute over how to respond to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments on Israel is becoming a messy test for the new House majority and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. At least three 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are standing behind the Minnesota freshman lawmaker. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] NIELSEN GRILLED ON FAMILY SEPARATION Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen came under fire at a House hearing on immigration when she claimed her department hadn’t put migrant kids separated from their families in cages. “I’ve seen the cages,” one Democratic lawmaker responded. 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