Tag: U.S. House of Representatives
US House Republicans pen letter to Pompeo in support of Israeli sovereignty
A group of U.S. House Republicans has penned a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in response to a letter sent to him last month by their Democratic colleagues that threatened the conditioning or...
Rep. Ilhan Omar laments Israeli, Saudi influence in Trump administration
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) compared Saudi Arabia’s influence in the Trump administration to that of Israel’s, lamenting the money both have invested in pushing their policies.
Ahead of the Tuesday publication of her book This Is...
House members introduce bill to enhance US-Israel efforts against COVID-19
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday that would authorize a new partnership program to enhance cooperation between the United States and Israel to develop innovative approaches for...
Republican Jewish Coalition endorses Rep. Steve King’s primary opponent
In a rare move, the Republican Jewish Coalition announced on Thursday its endorsement of Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) primary opponent, Iowa state Sen. Randy Feenstra.
“Current Iowa Congressman Steve King does not represent the values...
Report: Majority of US House wants Trump, allies to extend UN arms embargo on...
As many as 90 percent of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter calling on the Trump administration to work with U.S. allies in extending the U.N. arms embargo on...
Rep. Brad Sherman represents Los Angeles district with a focus on ‘tikkun olam’
Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman has been in Congress since 1997, currently serving California’s 30th Congressional District.
Previously, Sherman, 65, represented the state’s 27th and 24th Congressional Districts before they were redrawn.
Sherman, who is Jewish, and...
Michigan Rep. Tlaib dons shirt of Israel replaced with Palestinian state
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has been seen wearing a T-shirt of the State of Israel replaced with a Palestinian state.
“Stand in solidarity with Palestine by wearing this beautiful Palestinian tee-shirt,” reads an online purchasing description about...
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin on anti-Semitism, white supremacy, BDS and Iran
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin has been in Congress since Jan. 3, 2017, serving Maryland’s 8th Congressional District. Previously, he was a Maryland state senator and eventually was named the state senate’s majority whip.
As a...
Rep. Brad Schneider fights BDS, anti-Semitism and puts past Israel experience to use in...
Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider has been in Congress, serving Illinois’s 10th Congressional District since Jan. 3, 2017, when he returned after winning back his seat the previous November.
Prior to that, he served as a congressman...
Republican neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier to run for Congress (again) in Illinois
Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi Arthur Jones has filed to again run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
Real estate broker Catherine O’Shea and Will County...