Rep. Mike Johnson’s Largest Donor Was AIPAC. He’s Trying to Cut Free Tax Filing to Send Weapons to Israel.
Johnson’s first order of business as House speaker is to seek budget cuts in exchange for a $14 billion aid package for Israel.
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GOP Representative Denies Existence of “Innocent Palestinian Civilians” and Tries to Hobble Aid to Gaza
With AIPAC urging members to reject eased humanitarian aid transfers, Republican Rep. Brian Mast compared all Palestinians to Nazis.
The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows
“Do we risk losing our careers over an ephemeral social post that doesn’t save a single life in Palestine?”
Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger
The senator’s proposal would require Biden to withdraw forces from the West African nation within 30 days.
Nearly 300 Bernie Sanders Alumni Call On Senator to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
“Many of us, your former staff, share your Jewish heritage,” the letter said. “Our pain and sorrow at the losses on October 7 will not be weaponized.”
Members of Congress Make New Push to Free Julian Assange
The bipartisan effort spearheaded by Reps. Jim McGovern and Thomas Massie follows another led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib last spring.
Sen. John Fetterman’s Former Campaign Staffers Urge Him to Support Israel–Hamas Ceasefire
“It is not too late to change your stance and stand on the righteous side of history,” 16 former campaign staffers wrote in an open letter.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Maxwell Frost, and Greg Casar Join Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
With Frost’s and Casar’s sponsorship of the ceasefire resolution, the pro-Israel lobby may have been dealt a setback.
Starbucks Is Suing Its Union After “Solidarity With Palestine!” Tweet
The coffee company says the union, Starbucks Workers United, is making people think it stands in solidarity with Palestine after the Hamas attack.
13 House Democrats Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
Progressives hope the resolution, which comes after Israel has killed nearly 3,000 Palestinians, will create an opening for other members to follow suit.