Congress
DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke recommits to fighting religious discrimination
Clarke, Biden’s nominee to lead the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, touts career-long record fighting antisemitism at Senate hearing.
Jewish groups push back against attacks on Biden’s deputy AG pick on eve of confirmation hearing
Amid GOP attacks, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs sent a letter to the Senate defending Kristen Clarke’s record on antisemitism.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman meets with Israeli Consul General after criticism of Israel’s vaccination drive
Progressive Rep. engaged in ‘thoughtful conversation’ after slamming Israel’s ‘cruel’ treatment of the Palestinians in vaccination distribution.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has a new spin on the Jewish space lasers remark
‘I didn’t even know and didn’t find out until recently that the Rothchilds were Jewish,’ the Georgia Republican told an Orthodox publication.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she didn’t invent Jewish space lasers
The Georgia congresswoman blamed a left-wing journalist for coming up with the bizarre term.
Biden State Department appointee on Iran talks: ‘2021 is not 2015’
Wendy Sherman, the lead U.S. negotiator on the Iranian nuclear deal under Obama, suggests Biden’s goals are different.
Nicole Malliotakis wants you to remember she voted against her party
In one of her first votes in Congress, Malliotakis voted to remove QAnon-affiliated GOP congresswoman from committee assignments.
‘We should have gotten 100 votes’: Jamie Raskin reflects on impeachment trial
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Thursday that he “felt a tremendous sense of history and responsibility” in leading the second impeachment case against former President Donald Trump, and still feels “we should have gotten 100 votes” to convict. But Raskin expressed no regrets about how the trial unfolded, and shifted focus to the group of nine House managers he led, describing it as “remarkable teamwork.”
Congressman who was upside down on Zoom is also on the wrong side of Jews
Rep. Thomas Emmer, a Minnesota Republican, was the subject of social media mockery on Wednesday as he got stuck upside down during a virtual House Financial Services meeting on the COVID-19 relief bill.
‘Amen and a-woman’ leaves Republicans and Democrats squabbling and Hebrew scholars scratching their heads
“In the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and God known by many names by many different faiths. Amen and a-woman,” Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver said.