(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday that a resolution condemning anti-Semitism set to come to a vote this week will be updated to include language condemning anti-Muslim bias as well. Pelosi announced the update along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer during a meeting of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, according to a Democratic aide. The resolution is now more likely to come to the House floor for a vote on Thursday rather than Wednesday, the aide said. The announcement comes as Democrats face pressure to both condemn controversial comments by freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and defend her from anti-Muslim rhetoric. Pelosi said she had spoken with Omar over the weekend but the California Democrat declined to add details about the conversation.

Source: CNN March 06, 2019 01:07 UTC