If poets are the true legislators of the universe, then rapper Cardi B is the true supra-natural leader of the galaxy. With the sticky-fingered glee of schoolboys, senate Democrats have taken to trumpeting her message to Americans in light of the ongoing government shutdown. The 26-year-old cultural sensation released an instantly-viral video on Instagram, assessing…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ten Democratic senators, among them four Jews, wrote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him not to demolish Palestinian villages that Israel has deemed unauthorized. “We have long championed a two-state solution as a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said the letter, initiated by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Bernie Sanders,…
(JTA) — A Democratic Jewish senator has called on all of the Jewish members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to resign over his response to the Charlottesville demonstration. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, in an interview with MSNBC on Friday evening said in response to a question about whether he thought Jewish Cabinet members should resign…
Hawaii senator Brian Schatz took aim at the proposed Affordable Care Act replacement advanced by Senate Republicans, calling the bill “garbage,” according to Politico. He also trashed the so-called “skinny repeal.” Here’s the full quote: “The skinny bill is garbage in its own right. And the only reason people aren’t fully aware of it is…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) became the sixth Jewish lawmaker to say he will not attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress and that has been maintaining a count of lawmakers who say they will skip the speech Tuesday, on Monday added Franken to its…
(JTA) — Saturday night was arguably the biggest night in Brian Schatz’s political career, as the results of Hawaii’s Democratic primary would determine whether he would remain Hawaii’s senior United States senator, or whether he would go down in defeat after less than two years in office. In overwhelmingly Democratic Hawaii, the general election is expected…
President Obama endorsed Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in the state’s Democratic primary. “Brian’s deep commitment to the people of Hawaii and his effective leadership are why I believe it is important to return him to the Senate,” Obama said in a statement posted on Schatz’s campaign website on Monday. “Senator Schatz is protecting Hawaii’s values…
Hawaii’s governor named his Jewish lieutenant governor, Brian Schatz, to replace the late Daniel Inouye in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, a Democrat, on Wednesday named Schatz, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party, to replace Inouye, who died last week. Schatz, 40, lists his religion as Jewish on his Facebook page. He…
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