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US Congress approves stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law on Saturday.

By REUTERS
20/12/2024

Adam Schiff is sworn into Senate on edition of Maimonides’ Jewish legal code printed in 1490

Schiff, said the edition was “a monumental legal code and one of the most organized, comprehensive, and influential works of Jewish law.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
10/12/2024

Bill developing plan transferring Weitzman Museum to Smithsonian awaits awaits Biden sign-off

A bill aimed at studying the potential transfer of the museum to the Smithsonian Institution unanimously passed the Senate and now awaits President Biden's signature. 

Trump’s second term begins with divisive decisions and unforced errors

He won the right to rule, but it is not an absolute right, something he seems to have trouble comprehending but nonetheless encountered within days.

Israel at war day 412: What happened in Gaza, Lebanon?

IDF announces fallen soldier • Netanyahu aide Eli Feldstein indicted for endangering national security

Progressive senators push to block offensive US arms sales to Israel

Bernie Sanders and other progressive senators call to block US offensive weapon sales to Israel, citing the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

(L-R): International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Senate leader elect threatens ICC sanctions over pending Netanyahu warrants

“The Senate must pass or bill to protect Americans and our allies from wrongful targeting by the ICC. Standing up for our great ally Israel shouldn’t be a partisan issue."

 Angela Alsobrooks, picture taken 2011

Angela Alsobrooks beats AIPAC-aligned opponent in Maryland Democratic primary

In one of the costliest Senate primary races in US history, Trone spent at least $62 million of his own money and did not accept money from political action committees.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
15/05/2024

House passes bill that would enshrine IHRA definition into US law

The bill’s passage would mean the definition would apply when officials adjudicate Title VI complaints alleging campus antisemitism.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
02/05/2024

Senator Joe Lieberman and 'The Jerusalem Report'

Ironically, as I watched the senator read my Jerusalem Report, I had been writing fairly regularly for the publication – mainly providing interesting anecdotes from the Jewish world.

By HOWARD BLAS
26/04/2024
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