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Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands

The motion, proposed by Party for Freedom (PVV) MPs Maikel Boon and Geert Wilders, is not the first time PVV has tried to ban the MB; it is the first time it has been successful.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Sign on the wall of an officially shut down branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is seen on January 14, 2026 in Amman, Jordan.
Former US President Bill Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 19, 2022.

Bill Clinton to lawmakers investigating Epstein: 'I saw nothing'

"We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long," Clinton said.

|ByREUTERS
US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, JAMES GENN
View of debris as the Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington DC, January 30, 2025.

US House narrowly fails to pass aviation safety bill drafted after deadly 2025 crash

According to the NTSB, safety equipment required by the ROTOR Act would have prevented the January 2025 midair collision between an American Eagle regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

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Involving US troops in Israeli conflicts requires congressional approval, House lawmakers argue

Five progressive lawmakers ask the Biden administration to clarify the US military’s role in Israeli conflicts.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024BySVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA/ TNS
Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the US House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2023.

American voters, this current failed Congress wants your votes - opinion

In the wake of Israel’s response to Hamas’s October 7 massacre, Republicans seized the opportunity to portray all Democrats as antisemites and anti-Israel.

OCTOBER 6, 2024ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US HOUSE SPEAKER Mike Johnson speaks to the media following the passage of a stopgap bill to keep the federal government funded for another three months and avert a month-end partial shutdown, at the Capitol.

Expelled former congressman Santos pleads guilty to corruption charges

His indictment prompted lawmakers to expel him from the House of Representatives in December. "To hell with this place," he said shortly afterward.

AUGUST 19, 2024ByREUTERS
US Representative George Santos (R-NY) walks to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 12, 2023.

US House Republicans say Biden committed impeachable offenses in near-300-page report

A report by three House committees alleged that Biden profited from an influence-peddling scheme to enrich himself and members of his family through foreign business dealings beginning in 2014.

AUGUST 19, 2024ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

US Secret Service chief resigns following Trump assassination attempt - report

Kimberly Cheatle resigned after failing to prevent an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally.

JULY 23, 2024ByREUTERS
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle exits after testifying before a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 22, 2024.

Congressman Bowman's defeat reveals divisions in Democratic party over Israel policy - editorial

Bowman was bad news for Israel even before he would go on to support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel.

JUNE 27, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks prior to U.S. President Joe Biden delivering remarks on the federal government's debt limit during a visit to SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla in Valhalla, New York, U.S., May 10, 2023.

Is a bill targeting support for terrorism a necessary tool post-Oct. 7, or authoritarian overreach?

The bill in question passed the House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support and will now be considered by the Senate.

MAY 24, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

GOP Congressman to ‘Post’: Bipartisan support for Israel goes back years, ‘I hope it doesn’t stop'

Congressman Calvert introduced the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, with a vote on it expected Thursday.

MAY 15, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

Closed-door US House briefing on campus antisemitism hosts ISGAP exec

Congressman James Comer, who had chaired the discussion, thanked Dr. Small and Prof. Bernstein for the new insights they presented on the scourge of antisemitism in universities.

MAY 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and Representative James Comer in the Congressman Elijah Cummings Committee hearing room at the United States House of Representatives, May 7, 2024.

Bernie Sanders, 82, announces run for a fourth Senate term

Sanders announces fourth Senate run: Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator and former presidential candidate, pledges re-election bid, emphasizing domestic and foreign policy priorities.

MAY 7, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US Senator Bernie Sanders addresses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement posted to X, Thursday, April 25, 2024.