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Fast Forward Kevin McCarthy promised to replace Rashida Tlaib’s event with a ‘bipartisan’ pro-Israel discussion. Only Republicans spoke.
A pro-Israel event was closed to media, and also apparently to Democratic lawmakers
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Politics This Gen Z, gay, Latino Jew leans into his identities and launches a bid for Congress
Joe Vogel, who sits in Maryland’s House of Delegates, jokes that unlike Rep. George Santos, he really is a Latino Jew
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Fast Forward Santos says he’ll soon release evidence of his Jewish ancestry with genealogy tests
In a recent podcast interview, the Republican congressman doubled down on his claim last year that he’s a ‘Latino Jew'
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Fast Forward After condemning Nazism, Paul Gosar to share stage with members of Austrian party founded by Nazis
The Arizona Republican will attend a Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
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Politics George Santos now has a Jewish challenger who fled Iran to escape persecution
Anna Kaplan, a former state senator, filed paperwork to challenge Santos in 2024
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Fast Forward Why this congressman from New Jersey traveled to Israel twice in a week
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, the co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, sensed a genuine effort to reach a compromise on judicial overhaul
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Fast Forward GOP congressman condemned for promoting Nazi website attends lunch to honor Golda Meir
Earlier this month Rep. Paul Gosar linked his weekly newsletter to a neo-Nazi website
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Fast Forward ‘I will never support Nazis,’ GOP congressman with ties to white nationalists writes in post against US support for Ukraine
Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican from Arizona, condemned America’s ‘support and military aid to Nazis’
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