Welcome to the Forward’s news covrage, articles and posts about congress.
Congress
The Latest
-
Fast Forward 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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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.
-
Fast Forward Poll shows Rep. Jamaal Bowman trailing by double digits in his reelection bid
The poll, from a group that endorsed Bowman’s opponent, also measured voters’ views of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
- 2
Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
- 3
Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
- 4
News Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
In Case You Missed It
-
Looking Forward How a Jewish student at Columbia became an icon of a movement
-
Culture At 95, Shaindel Schreiber is still dispensing babka and advice on the Lower East Side
-
Fast Forward Fighting antisemitism is ‘an American issue’ not a Democratic or Republican one, says House Democratic leader
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu now faces arrest in several Western countries following ICC warrant
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
