(JTA) — Fifty-five Democratic lawmakers signed on to a letter urging President Donald Trump to dismiss Sebastian Gorka, an adviser accused of being a member of a Hungarian far-right nationalist group. Among the nine Congress members leading the effort, five are Jewish: Reps. Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey and Jerrold Nadler of New York, Bradley Schneider of…
News that President Trump plans to eliminate the office of the special envoy to counter anti-Semitism as part of his planned budget cuts was met with some serious pushback from Jewish leaders — and from the last person to hold the position. “I can’t believe someone at the White House won’t have better sense… This is…
In a Monday interview on MSNBC, Congressman Jerry Nadler said that he wasn’t ready to talk about impeaching President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated in mid-January. “We don’t really know if there are any impeachable offenses,” Nadler said. “I’m not ready to talk about impeachment.” Nadler, who represents more Jews than any other member of…
In a letter sent to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Congressman Jerry Nadler and 50 other congressional Democrats called on the president to remove his political advisor Steve Bannon from the National Security Council. “Bannon is dangerous,” Nadler said in a statement about the letter. “As we saw with the recent Muslim ban, Bannon’s views…
Congressman Jerrold Nadler, who represents more Jews than any other member of Congress, says that that Donald Trump is not a “legitimate” president. In comments on CNN and to the Forward, Nadler acknowledged that Trump had been legally elected. But he said that the election had been “tainted” by interference from the Russians and the…
Congressman Jerry Nadler told CNN this morning that he agreed with his colleague John Lewis that Donald Trump is not a “legitimate” president. “The president-elect, though legally elected, is not legitimate,” Nadler said on CNN’s “New Day.” Nadler represents the most heavily Jewish district in the United States Congress. His comments came on the Martin…
J Street and others opposing David Friedman’s nomination as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel are facing an uphill battle as they try to block his confirmation in the Senate. Senator Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate Minority Leader, was not willing to commit on Friday to voting against Friedman when his nomination reaches the Senate…
— Two Jewish Democrats in Congress said President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador is dangerous and out of sync with U.S. Jews and U.S. policies. U.S. Rep Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Friday that confirming David Friedman as the U.S. ambassador to Israel will have “dangerous consequences for both the United States and Israel.” The…
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