Posts Tagged: US Senate
Defund Universities That Allow, Ignore Antisemitism, US Senator Says
US Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Tuesday called for defunding colleges and universities that refuse to take significant steps to condemn and combat antisemitism on...
‘Sickening’: University of Florida President Ben Sasse Slams Higher Education’s Response to Hamas Atrocities
University of Florida President Ben Sasse on Wednesday sharply condemned Hamas' terror campaign against Israel, calling out fellow leaders in higher education across the US...
Republicans Introduce Bill to Maintain ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran While Regime Plots US Assassinations
US Senate Republicans led by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Thursday introduced legislation to maintain "maximum pressure" through sanctions on Iran so long as the...
As US Government Shutdown Looms, Senators Introduce Bill to Fund Security Coordination With Israel, Palestinians
With a shutdown of the US government all but certain after the failure of a short-term funding measure in the House of Representatives on Friday,...
Leading Jewish Civil Rights Group Applauds US Lawmakers Calling on Biden Admin to Resolve Campus Antisemitism Complaints
A leading Jewish civil rights group on Tuesday applauded a bipartisan group of 84 members of the US Congress for issuing a letter that urged...
Republican Lawmakers Urge European Union to Designate Iran Revolutionary Guard as Terror Group
Twelve Republican US Senators on Wednesday joined a worldwide chorus urging the European Union to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...
The Senate’s Role in Military and International Affairs
JNS.org - US President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes late last week in eastern Syria against the Iranian-controlled militias, Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada. This...
US Senate Confirms Mayorkas as Homeland Security Secretary Over Republican Opposition
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security, making him the first Latino and immigrant to hold the...
With US Senate at Stake, Georgia Votes in Runoff Elections
Control of the US Senate — and with it the ability to block or advance Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's agenda — is on the line...
Top US Jewish Group Applauds Senate for Backing Upgrade of Status of Antisemitism Envoy
A top American Jewish umbrella group praised on Thursday the approval by the US Senate of a bill to upgrade the status of the US...
US Senate Backs Massive Arms Sales to UAE After Trump Veto Threat
An effort to stop President Donald Trump's high-tech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates fell short on Wednesday in the US Senate as Trump's...
US Senate Republicans, Romney Pave Way for Vote on Trump Supreme Court Pick
Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trump's push to widen the US Supreme Court's conservative majority, leaving Democrats little hope of...
US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Dies at Age 87 From Pancreatic Cancer
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald...
US Senate Votes to Extend Government Surveillance Tools
The US Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the divisive provisions...
