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Republicans question Biden's 'ironclad' commitment to Israel over shipment halt

The Republican leaders noted that while the assistance funded by the supplemental appropriations bill will not be impacted, security assistance to Israel is an urgent priority with no delay.

Presidential candidate RFK Jr said he had a brain worm in 2012

The 2012 deposition came during divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, the Times reported, as he argued his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.

By REUTERS
08/05/2024

Bernie Sanders, 82, announces run for a fourth Senate term

Sanders announces fourth Senate run: Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator and former presidential candidate, pledges re-election bid, emphasizing domestic and foreign policy priorities.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
07/05/2024

US lawmakers urge President Biden to address alleged Israeli violations of US law in Gaza aid

Democratic lawmakers tell President Biden that evidence suggests Israel violated US law by restricting aid to Gaza, urging action.

By REUTERS
04/05/2024

New York State Senate Republicans urge Democratic action on cluster of antisemitism bills

New York State Senate Republicans urge Democratic colleagues to address antisemitism legislation before legislative session ends, proposing measures to combat hate on college campuses.

MTG opposes antisemitism bill due to rejecting ‘Gospel,’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to crucifiers

In recent years, the accusation that Jews sold out Jesus to his eventual crucifiers has reemerged as a cause to be championed among some far-right Christian sects.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
02/05/2024

Members of Congress threaten ICC if arrest warrants issued against Israeli officials

One Republican member of the House told Axios that legislation is being prepared in Congress to tackle such warrants.

Lawyers, including those in the Biden admin. urge president to cut military aid to Israel

The letter also calls for the Justice Department to investigate US citizens serving in the IDF to investigate whether they committed war crimes.

Democrats plan to have Donald Trump ‘murdered in jail,’ claims congresswoman

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed criminal cases being pursued against Trump were a ruse so that he could be murdered in jail.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson heckled and booed at Columbia, center of Gaza protests

As Johnson spoke on the library steps, protesters at the encampment nearby appeared to pay little attention.

By REUTERS
25/04/2024
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