By Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) was claiming it was not necessary to refer to her by name, declaring Omar hadn’t intended her comments “in an anti-Semitic way.” . House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) declared the Democrats were controlled by..…
The notion of the goodness of human beings was now tested against the reality of human nature in the raw. ..…
GOP leadership has called for an official censure and her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and House Democrats called for a resolution this weekdenouncing anti-Semitismafter Omar recently tweeted, “I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to..…
After a furious, divisive debate, Democrats got together Thursday for a resolution condemning both anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim intolerance by 407-23 votes. All 23 noes were Republican. Rep Liz Cheney called the vote a “sham” and said the resolution failed to address the issue..…
These different views on Israel, divided the anti-Vietnam War in the 0s, weakening its power, and helping lead to Nixon's in 1968 and Reagan's in 1980, much as similar issues are dividing progressives today and strengthening Republican right.. Other anti-Vietnam War protesters, both..…
is she first Muslim refugee to be elected to Congress, and with her hijab proudly on display in Capitol under Islamophobic administration, she is the embodiment of resisting bigotry.. ..…
I am told by House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Gary Palmer that this land grab was priority of the anti-growth environmental groups that oppose further in Western states — where most of this land would be seized. Amazingly, Republican-controlled Senate approved the..…
However, Republican lawmakers have slammed the bill as anti-democratic and unconstitutional. . ..…
Critics say the promotion of anti- Muslim groups with hawkish policy views raises wider questions about Republican push to unseat Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee... ..…
In November 2017, 26 people were killed and about 20 injured in mass shooting at First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs, Texas. ..…
For months, Violence Against Women Act has languished Congress, and last month, funding for the bill expired, putting programs that support victims of violence, sexual assault, and stalking at risk. ..…
.), who is the chair of the House Republican Conference. . Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) voted “present.” . ... “Same thing as Steve King,” Fitzpatrick, who won re-election last year by defeating an anti-Israel Democrat, told Jewish Insider. . ..…
TEHRAN - The US House of Representatives passed resolution condemning bigotry and hate after backlash from number of factions across Democratic Party forced changes to bill that focused on anti-Semitism and remarks about Israel by Muslim American congresswoman.. ..…
The House approved revised bill on anti-Semitism early Thursday evening with expanded focus on white supremacists, neo-Confederates, and violence against black and Muslim Americans, to the disappointment of many Republicans and Democrats alike. ..…
Omar's critics denounced the statement as playing into anti-Semitic that Jewish Americans are loyal to Israel over United States. Representative Liz Cheney, No House Republican, ers on Wednesday that Omar embodies vile, hate-filled, anti-Semitic, anti- Israel bigotry... ..…