Tag: U.S. House of Representatives
House Speaker Johnson to boost congressional efforts against campus Jew-hatred
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have announced plans to increase federal scrutiny as a result of the aggressive antisemitic environment that has emerged at universities across the country since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attacks...
House passes ‘minibus’ package with money for Israel, nonprofit security
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “minibus” spending package that combines six appropriations bills, with billions in funding for Israel and other projects supported by U.S. Jewish groups.
The $1.2 trillion package, which...
Pilip loses special election for former George Santos congressional seat in NY
A former gunsmith for the IDF paratroopers won’t be parachuting into Washington.
Mazi Pilip, an Ethiopian-born, Israeli American running as a Republican, lost a special congressional election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday...
Amid calls for her resignation, Ilhan Omar claims she was misquoted
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a progressive member of the so-called "Squad" and a Mogadishu native, is facing calls for her resignation after, critics say, she promised to do all she could to prevent a Somaliland deal...
House committee pushes Harvard to provide more materials on antisemitism
The U.S. House of Representatives could intensify efforts to discover the scope of the Harvard University administration’s actions to address students grappling with antisemitism.
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), who serves as chair for the House...
On Israel’s right to exist, Massie votes ‘no,’ Tlaib ‘present’
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 412-1, with one voting “present,” on Nov. 28 to reaffirm Israel’s right to exist.
“The House of Representatives reaffirms the State of Israel’s right to exist, recognizes that denying Israel’s right...
House votes 412-10 to support Israel, condemn Hamas and Iran
A resolution “standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists” passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday by a vote of 412-10.
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)...
Kevin McCarthy, ‘true friend of Israel’ ousted from House Speakership
The end of the 269-day tenure of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has provoked responses ranging from friendly, warm regards to spiteful snark.
“Kevin McCarthy is a true...
House bill amasses bipartisan consensus to continue Iran sanctions
Three measures opposing violence and human-rights abuses perpetrated by the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, the Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports (Fight CRIME) Act (H.R. 3152) received 403...
In Israel, House Democrats reaffirm ‘solidarity with the Jewish state’
Two dozen Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives—led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)—are in Israel for a six-day trip that started earlier this week, sponsored by the American...