WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar narrowly avoided censure late Wednesday as she fell victim to an aggressive GOP campaign that seeks to punish those who criticize hard-right activist Charlie Kirk, the victim of an assassination last week.

The U.S. House rejected a measure on a 214-213 vote that would have stripped Omar of her committee assignments because of comments she made soon after Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University last week.

Four Republicans joined all Democrats in rejecting the effort to censure Omar, so the 5th District Democrat will continue to sit on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Budget Committee. Those four Republicans were Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb.; Tom McClintock, R-Calif.; Jeff Hurd, R-Colo.; and Cory Mills, R-Fla.

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