Leaders from communities targeted by antisemitic violence push lawmakers for security support

Goldman, Lawler lead bipartisan group of lawmakers on House version of comprehensive antisemitism bill

Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) are leading 28 colleagues in introducing a House version of the Jewish American Security Act, the package of antisemitism-related legislation introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) last month in the Senate. The bill includes a proposal for significant increases in security funding, new... <a href="">Read More</a>

Stefanik, Gillen introduce bill to reform campus antisemitism adjudication procedures

Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Laura Gillen (D-NY) this week introduced the Student Protection and University Accountability Act, which aims to compel schools to institute clear policies for addressing antisemitism and other forms of discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, or face losing their federal funding if they fail to do so.... <a href="">Read More</a>

Senior 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>

House 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>

Graham Platner survives scandals to win Dem nomination, will face Sen. Susan Collins

Maine Democrats rallied behind scandal-plagued oyster farmer and military veteran 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,... <a href="">Read More</a>