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Education Department to hand civil rights investigations to Justice Department
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will transfer many of the responsibilities of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, the division that investigates civil rights…
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Moskowitz to take over as top Democrat on Middle East Subcommittee
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was named on Tuesday as the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East Subcommittee, a move that places one of the House’s most outspoken pro-Israel Democrats in a key leadership role even as many in the party take a more skeptical stance toward the U.S.-Israel relationship. Moskowitz has... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Man arrested for threatening to kill Rep. Randy Fine
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a 26-year-old Ohio man had been arrested and charged for sending an email threatening to kill Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) and his family. Fine has faced ongoing harassment and threats, some tied to his outspoken advocacy for Israel and his Jewish identity. According to Fine, the incident marked... <a href="">Read More</a>
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4mNew poll shows Pa. voters approve of Shapiro’s centrist, pro-Israel approach
A new poll found that nearly half of voters in Pennsylvania view Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Jewish Democrat mulling a presidential bid in 2028, as “about right on support of Israel,” even as has faced skepticism from the far left over his positions on the Jewish state. The New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena University poll, released... <a href="">Read More</a>
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3mFrom Beirut to Riyadh, Assouline’s luxury book collection has yet to spotlight an Israeli city
Assouline, the luxury publisher known for turning global cities into vibrant $100 coffee table books, has turned its lens on several Middle Eastern capitals over the years — most recently Beirut. But out of hundreds of titles spanning the globe, not a single Israeli city has made the cut. “Beirut Habibi,” launched earlier this month,... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Mamdani's mum moment
Today’s Daily Kickoff examines Democratic responses to Hasan Piker's rhetoric, the high-stakes South Carolina Senate runoff, and the launch of new U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.