Senate
US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal
The Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29, but the House of Representatives is out of town and not expected to take up the measure until Monday.
Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue
Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents
Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report
No deal to end gun violence, US Republican lawmaker says
"The issue that we have here is that we don’t have a bill," Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee told Fox News.
Dr. Oz must clarify his position on Israel - opinion
Dr. Oz has always expressed strong pro-Israel views and has always been a strong friend of the Jewish community. But his campaign failed to strongly articulate what his policies on Israel would be.
New US bill brings together Abraham Accords signatories against Iran
The DEFEND Act aims to "combat Iranian aggression threatening peace" as Iran is "on the one-yard line in their pursuit of a nuclear weapon."
Late Senator Orrin Hatch wore a mezuzah around his neck for 40 years
Former US Senator Orrin Hatch used his Mormon faith to style himself as a lifelong friend of Jews and Israel.
Senate confirms Deborah Lipstadt to serve as next antisemitism envoy
“It is time for the Senate, at long last, to confirm this nominee to fight antisemitism around the world," said Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA).
Senate Committee advances Lipstadt’s nomination as next antisemitism envoy
The final step would be a Senate vote, some eight months after President Biden announced his intention to nominate her to the position.
Congress again postpones Lipstadt's confirmation
Although her nomination was the first item on the agenda, chairman Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) decided to pull her name at the last minute.
Chuck Schumer urges US aid for Ukraine: 'There's a Holocaust going on'
“When you see that people are lined up on buses just to leave a conflict zone, and Putin’s artillery shells those buses, that is just below humanity, below dignity.”
The real reason for Pelosi's visit to Israel - opinion
One would think that the primary purpose politicians have for visiting Israel would be briefings about security, but that would only be partially true.
Russia sanctions bill: GOP, Dems struggle to find common ground
The proposed bill, known as the NYET Act (Never Yielding Europe's Territory), seeks to sanction the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and major banks, and provide $500m. in military funds for Ukraine.
