Under rising pressure from the left, House Democratic leaders are eyeing several options to respond to Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Islamophobic comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar — all of which fall short of progressives’ demands. Referring Boebert to the House Ethics Committee or calling up a measure tackling Islamophobia are among the actions being discussed by Democratic leaders to deal with the Colorado conservative, according to three people familiar with the matter. That might not be enough to satisfy progressives, who want their leadership to act and on Wednesday introduced legislation to boot Boebert from her committees. CONTINUE READING