Posts Tagged: US Congress
US Lawmakers Ask Antony Blinken to Update Congress on State Department Antisemitism Investigation
Seventy-five members of the US Congress on Thursday issued a letter asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to update the body on an investigation of...
‘Mike Pence Deserves It’: Trump’s Ire at VP a Focus of US Capitol Riot Hearings
A congressional panel investigating last year's assault on the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters presented evidence at its prime-time hearing that the former president...
All 25 Jewish Congressional Democrats Decry Amnesty Director’s ‘Disturbing’ Remarks That Israel ‘Shouldn’t Exist as Jewish State’
All 25 Democratic Jewish members of the US House of Representatives condemned the head of Amnesty International’s US branch on Monday, for arguing at an...
A ‘Palestine-Firster’ Scandal Comes to the US Congress
JNS.org - During Barack Obama’s presidency, when diplomatic tensions between Israel and the United States sank to rarely seen lows, the term “Israel-Firster” was concocted...
42 Members of Congress Press Blinken to ‘Defund’ UN’s New Anti-Israel Commission of Inquiry
A bipartisan group of 42 members of Congress in a Tuesday letter called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to lead an effort to defund...
Bipartisan Bill to Sanction Those Financing Hamas Terror Introduced in Congress
A bipartisan bill that would sanction persons and organizations who help finance the Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad has been introduced in...
Biden Administration Approved $735 Million Arms Sale to Israel
President Joe Biden's administration approved the potential sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, and congressional sources said on Monday that US lawmakers...
Israeli President Rivlin Reportedly Invited to Address Joint Session of US Congress
i24 News - Israel's President Reuven Rivlin has reportedly been invited to address a joint session of Congress in the United States, according to Hebrew...
Narrower Majorities Set Tricky Course for New US Congress
The new US Congress faces many uncertainties as it takes office on Sunday, with Senate control undecided, a narrower Democratic majority in the House of...
Bipartisan US Congressional Bills Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
Bipartisan resolutions are being introduced in the US Congress to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, which...
Bipartisan Bill to Monitor Violence in Palestinian Textbooks Moves Forward in US Congress
A bill that would commit the US State Department to annually review educational materials used by the Palestinian Authority for encouraging violence or intolerance was...
Senate Backs Massive Defense Bill, Targets China, Sets Iran Vote
The US Senate on Thursday passed a $750-billion defense policy bill with provisions that target China on issues from technology transfers to the sale of...
Barr Cancels Second Day of Testimony, Escalating Battle With US Congress
Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday canceled plans to testify before the House of Representatives about his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation,...
First Bill of New US Congress, on Middle East Policy, Stalls in Senate
Legislation reaffirming US support for allies in the Middle East, including a measure to punish Americans who boycott Israel, fell victim on Tuesday to a...
