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Fast Forward Why top Democrats oppose bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism in universities
The GOP-led Antisemitism Awareness Act mandates the Department of Education to use contested definition of antisemitism
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Politics Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas
Republicans are seizing on a headline-grabbing topic in an election year
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Fast Forward House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties
The vote displays the erosion of support for spending on Israel that once was taken for granted
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Opinion The hearing with Columbia’s president was political farce
The Congressional hearing on antisemitism gave politicians sound bites and did not help protect Jewish students
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Fast Forward Senate kills Mayorkas impeachment
The vote brings to an end attempts to impeach Mayorkas over how he has handled undocumented migrants entering the United States from Mexico
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Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are trying to remove Speaker Mike Johnson over a package of foreign aid bills — including one for Israel
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Fast Forward House will vote on foreign aid package for Israel and other U.S. allies, ending delay
The upcoming vote is the latest ripple effect of Iran’s attack on Israel this weekend
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News A bill to create a national antisemitism coordinator is drawing rare bipartisan support in Congress
The main component of a new bill would create a national coordinator to counter antisemitism as a counterpart to the international antisemitism envoy.
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Fast Forward After Minneapolis shooting, local Jewish service channels a city’s grief and resolve
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Culture ‘The Pitt’ tackled the trauma of the Tree of Life attack. Here’s how survivors of the synagogue shooting reacted to the episode.
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News Why Josh Shapiro’s memoir could complicate a presidential run
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Holy Ground A Millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
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Fast Forward Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University
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Antisemitism Decoded Israel is teaming up with the far right to fight global antisemitism
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