Capitol Hill

Rabbi shows interfaith relations in Azerbaijan at Religious Freedom Forum on Capitol Hill

Rabbi Zamir Isayev described Jewish communal life in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan during a Washington forum focused on religious freedom.

 Rabbi Zamir Isayev attends a religious freedom forum held on Capitol Hill, July 2026.
US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference on the subject of the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, in Jerusalem, November 27, 2024.

What Lindsey Graham's passing says about Israel's standing in US politics - comment

A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

L to R: Bishop Robert Stearns, President of Eagles Wings; Dr. Susan Michael, President of ICEJ USA; Jordanna McMillan, U.S. Dir., Israel Allies Foundation

Hundreds of rabbis and pastors mobilize on Capitol Hill for Israel Advocacy Day


US Jews on edge from warnings of neo-Nazi violence ahead of inauguration

An FBI memo warned of armed protests at all 50 state capitol buildings starting this weekend to protest Biden becoming president.

NATIONAL GUARD members walk in front of the US Capitol on Thursday, as tension continues ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.

'Squad' Rep. Ayanna Pressley's panic buttons removed before Capitol riots

It was unclear when or why the buttons had been removed, despite having been used on previous occasions.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during the 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' march in support of racial justice, in Washington, US, August 28, 2020.

Capitol coverage roils Jewish Long Island as media navigates audience

A number of right-wing Orthodox influencers also migrated to alternative platforms as a result of the news.

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

Capitol riot: US pursuing seditious conspiracy cases in probe

"I think the scope of this investigation and these cases are really unprecedented, not only in FBI history, but probably DOJ history," Acting US Attorney Michael Sherwin said.

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

Is America bringing lessons of ‘war on terror’ home? - analysis

In the wake of the violent protests in Washington on January 6, there have been calls to round up “domestic terrorists” and put down an “insurrection.”

Protesters climb the wall of the US Capitol, January 6, 2021.

Shock and amazement as State Dept. website ‘ends’ Trump's term

Staffer allegedly changed the site without authorization amid heated tensions in Washington.

The seal of the United States Department of State is seen in Washington, US, January 26, 2017.

Democracy in the US and Israel is being tested - opinion

Something has happened to us in the last four years.

BARACK AND Michelle Obama greet Donald and Melania Trump before the presidential inauguration in Washington on January 20, 2017.

Could America today face a similar fate to that of Nazi Germany?

Growing up, I always wondered how Germany, an epicenter of European culture in the 1930s, could become such a dark, hateful place.

A Capitol police officer stands with members of the National Guard behind a crowd control fence surrounding Capitol Hill a day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol building, Jan. 7, 2021

Capitol riots: US police departments begin investigating officers involved

Among the departments noted in the report are those from California, Washington state and Texas.

Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in Washington at Capitol

Israeli at Capitol storming: We left once we saw guns drawn

"Someone decided to break the glass and suddenly we saw police aiming their weapons at us through the door," said the Israeli rioter.

JANUARY 06: U.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over Presiden