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News This Congressman Was The Only One To Vote Against An Anti-Semitism Monitor
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Chris Smith, the New Jersey Republican who is trying to push through a bill that would enhance the role of the anti-Semitism monitor, put out a news release minutes after it passed the U.S. House of Representatives and noted it was approved “overwhelmingly.” Legislators love to describe support for their bills as…
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Fast Forward Former Trump Lawyer Cohen To Testify Publicly Before Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen said on Thursday he has agreed to testify publicly before a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Feb. 7. Cohen said in a statement he had accepted an invitation by the panel’s Democratic chairman, U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, to appear publicly before the Committee on Oversight…
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News GOP Tries To Embarrass Democrats By Pushing Israel Vote During Shutdown
It’s the first vote of the new United States Senate – but it’s doubling as a preview of the 2020 presidential campaign. Senate Democrats on Tuesday night blocked a bill sponsored by Republican Senator Marco Rubio that includes aid for Israel and also controversial curbs on supporting the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction…
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Fast Forward Congress Is Now 3 Times More Jewish Than United States As A Whole
(JTA) — More than 6 percent of the new Congress is Jewish, with 34 Jews among the total of 535 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Jews make up 2 percent of the U.S. population, so Congress as a whole is more than thrice as Jewish as the country in general, according…
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Israel News Democratic Newcomers Herald ‘New Reality’ For Israel In Congress
The new U.S. Congress held its first session on Thursday, ushering in a new generation of Democratic lawmakers and possibly signaling a new era in Israel-U.S. relations. For the first time since entering the White House two years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump will have to deal with a new reality in which his political…
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Fast Forward As Rashida Tlaib Takes Her Seat, #TweetMyThobe Is Trending
Representative Rashida Tlaib took her seat in the House in a red embroidered thobe on Thursday, becoming one of the first two Muslim women to do so. The support behind her and her traditional Palestinian robe was evident, with women around the country sharing photos of their own gowns. A thobe, a long, hand-embroidered robe,…
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Fast Forward Rashida Tlaib And Linda Sarsour Wear Palestinian Robes To Congress
As Rashida Tlaib prepared to be sworn in as the first Palestinian-American congresswoman on Thursday, she wore a traditional Palestinian robe — and was joined by activist Linda Sarsour. “It’s a national holiday, I’m doing no work today,” Sarsour, who is also Palestinian-American, said in a video she posted on Facebook. “You’re witnessing history today,”…
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Fast Forward Jewish, Muslim Members Of Congress Agree: Time To Impeach Trump
As the new Congress was sworn in on Thursday, representatives and senators were eager to introduce legislation. The first bill in the House of Representatives calls for re-opening the government. But soon to follow will be another effort that is less likely to succeed: impeaching President Trump. Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from California, told…
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