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Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.
A member of the National Guard mounts guard near the US Capitol building, as the House of Representatives debates impeaching US President Donald Trump a week after his supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, US, January 13, 2021

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former national chairman of the Proud Boys who was sentenced to 22 years, talks to the media following his release from prison after U.S. President Donald Trump made a sweeping pardon of those charged in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Miami, Florida, U.S.

Former Proud Boys head arrested after accusations he assaulted female protester outside US Capitol

Funeral bunting on a portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service


Trump calls people imprisoned for US Capitol attack 'hostages'

"I call them the 'J-6 hostages,' not prisoners. I call them the hostages, what’s happened. And it’s a shame," Trump said at the rally in Houston.

 Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. October 29, 2023.

'Ceasefire now': Hundreds arrested at anti-Israel protest in US Capitol

Many of the protesters wore shirts reading "Jews say ceasefire" and "not in our name."

Protesters calling for a cease fire in Gaza and an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict occupy the rotunda of the Cannon House office building with a civil disobedience action on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, October 18, 2023.

Washington ethics watchdog files suit to try to block Trump from ballot

The untested legal strategy, which relies on a reading of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, faces long odds, according to legal experts.

 Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023

No shooter at US Capitol after police fall to 'bad call'

People inside the US Capitol during summer recess were urged to take shelter immediately.

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, US, November 16, 2021.

Pence says Trump conduct around 2021 Capitol attack was reckless but not criminal

Former US vice president and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said he felt President Donald Trump's words and actions leading up to the Capitol attacks were reckless but not criminal.

 Storming of the DC Capitol, January 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 insurrection suspect arrested near Obama's house with ammunition - NYT

The arrest followed the discovery of weapons, ammunition and materials potentially used to create explosives inside the suspect's van.

 A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

January 6 US Capitol attack preceded by intelligence agency failures

A new report holds government agencies responsible for downplaying the threat of the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, even as it was happening.

 A MOB of supporters of then-US president Donald Trump climb through a window they broke, as they storm the United States Capitol Building in Washington, on January 6, 2021

Jewish teens are gathering on Zoom to meet prominent Palestinians

Founded by Ezra Beinart, a junior at a Jewish day school in New York City, the project’s goal is to bring Palestinian perspectives to a demographic that, he says, sorely lacks them. 

 DEMOCRAT REP. Rashida Tlaib continues with her virulent antisemitic rhetoric and initiatives, says the writer.

Bipartisan event fetes united Jerusalem in US Congress

The Congressional Israeli Allies Caucus Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Brad Schneider, a member of Biden’s party, said that he is “proud to celebrate Jerusalem Day."

 Israeli Allies Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Brad Schneider

Rashida Tlaib hosting ‘Nakba Day’ event in US Capitol

“Nakba Day” events portray the Palestinians as victims, rather than parties to a conflict with Israel.

REP. RASHIDA TLAIB (D-Michigan) speaks at a climate rally in Iowa in January.