Democrats retaliate against GOP for Ilhan Omar censure vote

• The introduction of censure resolutions, along with impeachment, expulsion and contempt measures, has spiked in recent years.
• Members of both parties have also been pushing back against the trivialization of censure by voting to defeat censure measures against members of the opposing party.

Driving the news: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took to the House floor Tuesday to force a vote on her resolution censuring Omar for her critical comments and posts about Charlie Kirk following his assassination last week.

• Mace's resolution would kick Omar off the House Budget and Education & Welfare Committees.
• In response, Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced a measure that would censure Mills but not kick him off committees.

Zoom in: The Mills resolution centers on reports and allegations of domestic violence and sexual misconduct, stolen valor, making false financial disclosures and committing campaign finance violations.

• Mills has disputed all of those allegations. A spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

What's next: Both the Omar and Mills censure votes are set to happen by the end of the week.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.