Capitol Hill

Israel Allies Foundation convenes global pro-Israel conference in Washington

The three-day gathering will focus on international legislative cooperation, responses to global challenges facing Israel, and issues related to antisemitism and regional security.

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Previous guests at the IAF Chairman's Conference include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Courtesy)
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, US, December 6, 2025.

Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel

"I fully support that strike," Hegseth said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. "I would have made the same call myself."

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025

FBI probing Democrats who called for US military to refuse illegal Trump orders

US President Donald Trump also has accused the six Democrats of sedition and said in a social media post that the crime is punishable by death.

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(L-R): Josh Gottheimer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Norman Brownstein

No. 24: Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Josh Gottheimer: Lobbying for Israel in DC

Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Josh Gottheimer all provide extensive pro-Israel voices on Capitol Hill.

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Capitol riots: Republicans and Democrats must meet in the middle to heal

I bleed Blue, White and Red. And I want my family, friends and my America back.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next U.S. president in the US Capitol in Washington

Biden: Capitol rioters are 'thugs, antisemites' who should be prosecuted

“They should be treated as a bunch of thugs, insurrectionists, antisemites,” Biden said.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Biden speaks about healthcare at the theater serving as his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday.

Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump's account

Trump said he will look into "building our own platform in the near future."

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT TRUMP is not one to hold back on Twitter.

Trump to blame for death of woman trampled at Capitol, family member says

Also killed was Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who suffered a stroke after being injured during the attack.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
A SUPPORTER of Donald Trump carries a Confederate battle flag through the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

Majority of Americans want Trump removed after US Capitol violence - poll

Most of them were Democrats, however, with Republicans apparently much more supportive of Trump serving out the final days of his term.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
Pro-Trump protesters storm into the US Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

Pelosi aide says laptop stolen from her office during storming of Capitol

"We just don't know the extent of that damage at this point."

JANUARY 8, 2021ByREUTERS
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks out with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) to speak with reporters after meeting with President Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 16, 2019

Amid Capitol riots, confederate flag found on Jewish Heritage Museum door

“We cannot be silent bystanders. We must speak up and take action wherever and whenever we witness hatred and threats of violence."

JANUARY 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man points at a gold star inside the Museum of Jewish Heritage in the Manhattan borough of New York

After Capitol violence, interfaith vigil planned by NYC leaders

"We The People: An Interfaith Virtual Vigil for Democracy" will feature politicians, entertainers and spiritual leaders.

JANUARY 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters and police clash at the foot of the US Capitol, January 6, 2021.

Majority of Israelis believe Capitol violence could happen in Israel

Some 44% of respondents expected that such an incident would come from the right, while 34% believed that it would come from the left.

JANUARY 8, 2021ByARIK BENDER/MAARIV
Demonstrators clash with police outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on July 14

Rivlin says coronavirus lockdown necessary 'so we do not kill each other!'

Rivlin congratulated Joe Biden on his election win.

JANUARY 7, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin