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May 21, 2021

House Republicans send message to AOC, 'Hamas Caucus' with hallway posters

Reps. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., and Lisa McClain, R-Mich., are two of a growing group of GOP lawmakers standing up to the progressive left’s push against Israel that saw Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuse the only democracy in the Middle East of being an apartheid state.

May 21, 2021

Top Dems tepid on support for Israel amid Hamas attacks, pressure from far left

Top Democrats this week were measured in their support for Israel, even as the longstanding U.S. ally faced a continued barrage of rocket attacks from Hamas, amid pressure from their far-left flank to condemn Israel.

May 21, 2021

Ilhan Omar says Israel-Hamas cease-fire not enough: 'We need accountability for every war crime committed'

Rep. Ilhan Omar late Thursday said that although she is happy a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was agreed to after a week-and-a-half of fighting, that there needs to be “accountability for every war crime committed," and accused the U.S. of tacitly supporting those alleged crimes with its support for Israel.

May 20, 2021

Squad Dems break with Pelosi and reject $1.9 billion for additional Capitol security

The progressive Squad nearly sunk a Capitol security bill Thursday backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over their objections to funding a "broken" policing system and ignoring the root cause of the Jan. 6 riot which they say is "White supremacy."

May 20, 2021

Ilhan Omar's daughter, a prominent climate activist, adds communist hammer and sickle to Twitter bio

Climate activist Isra Hirsi, the 18-year-old daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., added the communist hammer and sickle to her Twitter bio and has openly called for a communist revolution online.

May 20, 2021

Jewish newspaper in St. Louis accuses Rep. Cori Bush of 'refusing' to grant interview

A St. Louis-based Jewish newspaper is accusing Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., of “refusing” to grant the outlet an interview.

May 17, 2021

AOC, dozens of House Dems cite 'racial reckoning' to oppose targeting gang members for deportation

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., led a group of her House Democratic colleagues in a letter to federal immigration officials demanding an overhaul of immigration policies and objecting to gang members in the country illegally being targeted for deportation.

May 16, 2021

Democrats take tougher stance against Israel as conflict escalates

There is a growing schism in the Democratic Party over the U.S. relationship with Israel as some progressive lawmakers demand that President Biden take a tougher stance against the Israeli government amid an increasingly aggressive confrontation with Palestinian groups. 

May 15, 2021

AOC ranked most partisan Democrat in House, 'Squad' ranks low: study

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been ranked the most partisan member of the House of Representatives, according to a new study.

May 14, 2021

Democratic divide over Israel on full display as Jewish state clashes with Hamas terrorists

Violence between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has cast a spotlight on deepening Democratic divisions over the Jewish state.