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AIPAC ends fundraising for endorsees who voted to cut off Israel aid
Days after 104 members of Congress voted in favor of a measure that sought to end U.S. aid to Israel, AIPAC will no longer allow donations through its political action committee to 18 lawmakers it…
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Tom Barrack promotes Middle East trade alignment cutting out Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack on Friday promoted a new regional trade and security alignment in the Middle East centered around Iraq, Turkey and neighboring Arab states, appearing to sideline a similar regional project including Israel. Speaking at the U.S.-Iraq Business Summit, Barrack told attendees that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who visited with... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has asked newly-appointed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) to consider running in next month’s special Senate election for the full term of her late brother’s seat. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had encouraged Darline Graham, who was appointed to serve out the remainder of her brother’s... <a href="">Read More</a>
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3mU.N. General Assembly president criticizes Board of Peace
ASPEN, Colo. — Annalena Baerbock, the president of the United Nations General Assembly and former foreign minister of Germany, on Friday criticized the Board of Peace, the U.S.-led body responsible for managing the ceasefire in Gaza. The Board of Peace has “proved what I just said — that obviously it’s not so easy to build another institution,... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Labor secretary nominee Sonderling invokes family’s Jewish history in confirmation testimony
Keith Sonderling, the acting labor secretary nominated by President Donald Trump to officially assume the role, told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing on Thursday that the federal government must play a role in shielding workers from religious discrimination, invoking his own Jewish family history to highlight his dedication to the issue. Responding to a question... <a href="">Read More</a>
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5mSmall dollars, big wins: the new money behind the Democrats' anti-Israel wing
The second-quarter congressional fundraising reports, which were posted on Wednesday, paint a picture of far-left, anti-Israel candidates drawing financial fuel from a growing small-dollar donor network of like-minded individuals. Nearly all of the Democratic Socialists of America-aligned or virulently anti-Israel candidates were among the Democrats’ leading fundraisers, including lawmakers (like Reps. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] and... <a href="">Read More</a>