Tag: U.S. Senate
Senators move to block Biden’s plan to reopen consulate for Palestinians
Three-dozen Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to block the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the U.S. consulate for the Palestinians in Jerusalem.
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021...
Bipartisan bill urges EU to fully designate Hezbollah as terrorist organization
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Thursday that calls on the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
The legislation, introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Marsha Blackburn...
Senate advances bill to help faith-based entities, houses of worship with security
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee unanimously advanced a bill last week to develop and fund security for faith-based organizations, including schools, houses of worship and other religious institutions. It comes as...
Senate votes 97-3 to keep US embassy in Jerusalem
The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday night in favor of an amendment to the COVID-19 budget resolution to keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
The final tally was 97-3. The three opposing votes were Sens....
Ossoff and Schumer Launch Us Into New Era
Three senators, two of them Jewish, can be credited with launching America into a new political era.
Five hours after Joe Biden was sworn in as our 46 th president on Jan. 20, Jon Ossoff and the...
Jon Ossoff sworn in as first Jewish senator from Georgia
Jon Ossoff was sworn in on Wednesday as the first Jewish U.S. senator from Georgia.
Taking the oath on a Bible from the rabbi at The Temple in Atlanta, which was bombed by white supremacists...
The damage to Trump’s legacy: An interview with David Wurmser
Sitting on opposite sides of the ocean, David Wurmser in Washington D.C. and I in Jerusalem, both clasping our heads in dismay, contemplate the tragedy that occurred on Wednesday at Capitol Hill and the...
Ossoff defeats Perdue in US Senate runoff in Georgia
Democrat Jon Ossoff has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue in one of the two U.S. Senate runoffs held in Georgia on Tuesday to determine which party would control the upper congressional chamber, media...
Biden expected to tap more Obama alumni for national security posts
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tap more alumni from the former Obama administration for national security positions, according to media reports.
Biden is expected to nominate Wendy Sherman, who was the lead negotiator...
Video resurfaces of Warnock comparing Netanyahu to segregationist Wallace
A video has resurfaced of Georgia Senate Democratic candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to segregationist and former Alabama Gov. George Wallace.
In a 2016 sermon, Warnock, pastor of the historic...