House of Representatives
Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report
According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.
Longtime pro-Israel Democrat Steny Hoyer announces retirement from Congress
Trump administration to overturn Biden's Minnesota mining ban
Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers
Harvard president may have plagiarized in half her papers, university finds - NYT
Allegations that Claudine Gay plagiarized came after a congressional hearing on antisemitism at American universities put the university president under new scrutiny.
House calls on MIT, Harvard presidents to resign over campus antisemitism
The vote was 303 to 126, with 125 democrats voting against the resolution. Elise Stefanik, the lead initiator of the resolution, condemned those Democrats who did not support the bill.
Israeli-American, Orthodox IDF veteran to seek George Santos's seat in Congress
Philip, 44, served as a paratrooper in the IDF, just a few years after immigrating to Israel from Ethiopia at age 12 as part of Operation Solomon.
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.
My application to replace Claudine Gay - opinion
Although the career section on the Harvard website has not been updated to reflect the pending departure of Dr. Gay, I am submitting my application for the position of president, Harvard University.
Harvard University president to remain in office - student media
Some donors, alumni and members of Congress called for Gay to resign, as her fellow Ivy League president at University of Pennsylvania, Liz Magill, did over the weekend.
Ivory tower disgrace - editorial
Asked whether calls on campus for the genocide of the Jewish people and the destruction of Israel constitute harassment or bullying of Jewish students, the three learned presidents said it depends.
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.
Ivy League heads: Calls for genocide on Jews are context-dependent
When New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik asked if “calling for the genocide of Jews” is against the universities’ respective codes of conduct, all three presidents said the answer depends.
House passes resolution equating antisemitism with anti-Zionism, despite many abstentions
The resolution passed 311 to 14, with 92 members voting “present,” among them eight of the 24 Jewish Democrats in the House.
