Posts Tagged: Mike Johnson
Elise Stefanik to Remain in US Congress as Trump Withdraws UN Ambassador Nomination to Hold Narrow GOP Majority
US Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will remain in Congress after President Donald Trump withdrew her nomination to become the next ambassador to the UN amid...
US Democrats Demand Release of Pro-Hamas Columbia University Activist Mahmoud Khalil From ICE Detention
Democrats in the US Congress are largely defending a leading anti-Israel agitator at Columbia University in New York following news of his arrest and detainment by...
Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer Invite Israeli Hostages and Their Parents to Trump Speech to Congress
US congressional leaders Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mike Johnson (R-LA) have invited some of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023,...
US Lawmakers Mostly Skeptical at Trump Proposal for US to ‘Take Over’ Gaza
US lawmakers from both major parties mostly pushed back against President Donald Trump's bombshell declaration that the US would "take over" the Gaza Strip to...
Republican Jewish Coalition Endorses Mike Johnson to Retain Speaker of the House Role
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has endorsed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to retain his title as speaker of the House of Representatives, citing his strident...
US House Speaker Mike Johnson Blasts Kamala Harris for Skipping Netanyahu Address
US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday slammed Vice President Kamala Harris over her decision not to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming...
US Lawmakers Demand Columbia Administrators Hand Over Texts Mocking Testimonies of Campus Antisemitism
US lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce have demanded that Columbia University administrators hand over text messages which purportedly mocked concerns...
Israel’s Netanyahu to Address US Congress on July 24
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will "present the truth" about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the US Congress on...
Netanyahu Address to US Congress, ICC Arrest Warrants Lay Bare Democrat Divides Over Israel
A dramatic variance in responses from US Democratic lawmakers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address to a joint session of Congress and efforts...
US Lawmakers Slam ICJ Demand That Israel End Rafah Offensive
The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling on Friday that Israel must stop its military offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah...
US House Speaker Confirms Netanyahu to Address Congress Soon
US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a speech to a joint session of the US...
Biden Says US ‘Doesn’t Recognize’ ICC’s Jurisdiction, Reiterates No ‘Equivalence’ Between Israel and Hamas
US President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly rebuked the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin...
Schumer Faces Pressure Not to Sign on to Netanyahu Congressional Address
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is facing pressure from top Democrats not to sign on to an invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
US House Passes $95 Billion Ukraine, Israel Aid Package, Sends to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan,...
