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Micah Lasher says he's ‘exhausted’ by political ‘obsession’ with Israel
Micah Lasher, a Democratic New York state assemblymember running to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) in Manhattan, raised concerns on Monday that “the political dialogue” in his…
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5mSenior House Democrats profess ignorance of Hamawy’s controversial past
Top House Democrats are mostly avoiding questions about Adam Hamawy, the controversial Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, saying they are unfamiliar with his background, including his association with Omar Abdel-Rahman, the terrorist mastermind known as the Blind Sheikh, and his service with a nonprofit organization in Bosnia shuttered as an al-Qaida front... <a href="">Read More</a>
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5mHouse Appropriations Committee approves $40 million boost for 2027 NSGP funding proposal
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $40 million increase in its funding proposal for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program for 2027, boosting its recommendation to $355 million, in a Tuesday night session that stretched into Wednesday morning. The funding increase was approved as part of a negotiated bipartisan package of amendments during an Appropriations Committee... <a href="">Read More</a>
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4mGraham Platner survives scandals to win Dem nomination, will face Sen. Susan Collins
Maine Democrats rallied behind scandal-plagued oyster farmer Graham Platner as their Senate nominee against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Tuesday’s primary, turning to a left-wing outsider running against the political and institutional establishment as its standard-bearer for the general election. Platner — whose controversies, including his now-covered Nazi tattoo and abuse allegations, have unnerved many... <a href="">Read More</a>
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U.S. launches ‘proportional’ strikes against Iran in response to downing of Army helicopter
The U.S. military launched what it called “self-defense strikes” in Iran on Tuesday evening in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter by an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. A U.S. official told Politico and Axios that the strikes targeted Iranian radar and air-defense sites. In announcing the... <a href="">Read More</a>
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9mHelicopter down, Iran tensions up
President Trump navigates escalating tensions with Iran after a helicopter incident while primary elections and nuclear negotiations shape the geopolitical landscape in Washington and Jerusalem.