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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Get $25M In Security Funds — Despite Talk Of Cuts
Jewish groups welcomed $25 million in federal security grants for nonprofits, thanking Congress and the Trump administration for funding in line with previous years’ grants. The Department of Homeland Security disbursed the funding last week, the vast majority of which goes to Jewish institutions. The money is congressionally mandated, but the Trump administration has attempted…
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Fast Forward Congressman Stalls On Sit-Down With Reporter He Body-Slammed
Ben Jacobs has still not gotten his on-the-record interview with Greg Gianforte, despite a promise from the Montana congressman to meet with the Guardian reporter after having body-slammed him in the run-up to a May special election. “So far, the Congressman has yet to commit to this interview,” the Guardian said in a Wednesday statement….
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Fast Forward Jewish GOP Lawmaker Walks Back Support For Trump On Charlottesville — A Bit
Congressman Lee Zeldin is the latest in a growing contingent of Jewish Republican political figures walking back their support for Trump. On CNN Friday morning Zeldin issued a more full-throated disagreement with the equivalence Trump drew on Tuesday between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Zeldin’s first statement on the matter backed Trump’s take….
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Fast Forward 18 Jewish Lawmakers Call On Trump To ‘Stand Up To Hate’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eighteen Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives called on President Donald Trump to “consistently and unequivocally fight against racists and anti-Semites” in the aftermath of the deadly far-right rally in Charlottesville. “We are deeply troubled by your statement blaming ‘both sides’ for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,” said the letter…
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Fast Forward Senate Softens Bill Targeting Palestinian Payments To Terrorists’ Families
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has softened a bill that cuts U.S. funding to Palestinian areas as long as the Palestinian Authority pays subsidies to the families of Palestinians who attack Israelis. The change to the Taylor Force Act apparently was made to attract Democratic and mainstream pro-Israel support. On Wednesday, the…
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Fast Forward Trump, Congress Step Up Pressure On Iran
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump said he would be “surprised” if the United States adjudicates Iran in compliance with the nuclear deal in three months. “We’ll talk about the subject in 90 days, but I would be surprised if they were in compliance,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The United States must…
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Fast Forward House Pressures Trump By Passing Russia Sanctions Bill That Also Targets Iran
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to slap new sanctions on Russia, and force President Trump to obtain lawmakers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Moscow, in a rare rebuke of the Republican in the White House. House members backed the measure, which also imposes sanctions on Iran and North Korea, by…
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News Jared Kushner Speaks: Full Transcript Of Congress Testimony
Jared Kushner is speaking behind closed doors to the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions about his ties to Russia and possible collusion. The White House released this statement from President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser ahead of the appearance. I am voluntarily providing this statement, submitting documents, and sitting for interviews in order to shed…
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