Jim Jordan said he plans to make fighting antisemitism a priority on Judiciary Committee

Top Senate Dem says ‘looking at all options’ to end Iran war ahead of December funding deadline

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters on Tuesday that Democrats are “looking at all the options” for ending the war in Iran, when asked if Democrats might try to use the upcoming December government funding deadline to force an end to the war. Some of her fellow... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/11/patty-murray-iran-war-funding-deadline-senate-democrats/senators-speak-to-the-press-following-weekly-policy-luncheons-on-capitol-hill/">Read More</a>

Cruz ties support for Somalia ambassador nominee to U.S. recognition of Somaliland

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on Tuesday that he will condition his support for President Donald Trump’s nomination of Devin Kennington to be U.S. ambassador to Somalia on the State Department “following the president’s guidance” and formally recognizing Somaliland’s independence. The Texas senator, who has been pushing for U.S. recognition of Somaliland since last year,... <a href="">Read More</a>

House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as minority leader

House Republicans on Tuesday elected pro-Israel stalwart Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as minority leader in the next Congress. Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is known primarily as one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal advocates in Congress. The co-founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, he has remained staunchly pro-Israel even as... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/11/marco-rubio-iran-military-operations-unnecessary-negotiations/">Read More</a>

Lehrhaus, Boston’s Jewish tavern and house of learning, is coming to D.C.

Lehrhaus, a Jewish tavern and house of learning in Boston that blends food, drinks and Jewish study, is preparing to open its second location, in Washington, D.C., bringing its concept to a city with few full-service kosher dining options. The organization announced last month that it had secured its second location, in the nation’s capital... <a href="">Read More</a>

Senate Judiciary Committee postpones vote on religious institution buffer zone bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote, planned for Tuesday, on the Right to Worship Act, which would establish protective buffer zones around religious institutions during services in response to incidents of harassment and violence at synagogues and other houses of worship. The legislation was initially scheduled for a vote prior to the Senate’s October... <a href="">Read More</a>