Congress

 US REPRESENTATIVE Elise Stefanik (R-NY) speaks during a House Education and Workforce Committee

US universities are teaching their students to be antisemitic

Like many interactions during the hearing, the vast distance between non-campus and campus, between “town and gown,” was clear. Ideological diversity is simply not a campus value.

By CHERRYL SMITH
20/12/2023

White House to brief Jewish Congress members as it seeks funding for antisemitism strategy

At the meeting Wednesday, the White House will bring up at least two components of the strategy that administration insiders have accused Republicans of obstructing the funding for.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
13/12/2023

Ivy League heads warned not to give 'yes,' 'no' answers to Congress - opinion

Several of the college presidents were prepped by law firm WilmerHale, which boasts a leading practice in Congressional investigations. Presumably, they were warned not to commit to positions.

By ALLAN RIPP
12/12/2023

Ex-US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will leave Congress

The departure of the former party leader and campaign fundraising juggernaut, who helped Republicans take control of the House in 2022, could hamper party hopes of retaining the majority next year.

By REUTERS
06/12/2023

‘I am alarmed by what I see on college campuses’ - Rep. Ritchie Torres

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post conference ‘The Second Front,’ the Democratic Congressman said the world has a moral obligation to never fail the Jewish community again.

Sponsored 05/12/2023

Eitan Neishlos in Washington, addresses Congress

Neishlos, a grandson of Holocaust survivors, sees a clear parallel between the images emerging from the war and those from the Holocaust.

Lois Frankel, Jewish Florida Democrat, quits progressive caucus over Israel differences

Earlier this month, she was one of six progressives among 22 Democrats who joined Republicans in censuring Palestinian-American Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric about Israel.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
22/11/2023
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