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Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said a fellow House Democrat dismissed concerns about antisemitism by claiming it is no longer a problem because “all the Jews are rich.” Speaking to CNN, Balint said the unnamed lawmaker made the remark during a bipartisan House antisemitism task force meeting. She recalled the incident after watching footage of California state Sen. Scott Wiener being forced out of a transgender rights event by protesters angry over his support for Israel, saying it reminded her of other examples of antisemitism she has encountered. Balint said the moment felt familiar. She compared it to people who dismiss…
Speaker Mike Johnson is exploring whether to put legislation on the House floor that would end the ability of pregnant women to enter the United States legally to gain citizenship for their children. The possible vote, described by four people granted anonymity to share details of private conversations, would be a way for Johnson to appease hard-liners who are demanding a vote to end birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump administration efforts to undermine it. House passage of a measure to crack down the practice would be largely symbolic, as it stands no chance of overcoming the…
The facility was producing components for FP-5 Flamingo ground-launched cruise missiles, the ministry says Russia has carried out precision strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities in Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported.In a statement released on Wednesday, the ministry said the strikes targeted the production facilities of Samsung Ukraine, where it said the components for FP-5 Flamingo ground-launched cruise missiles were manufactured and stored, as well as a workshop assembling medium- and long-range UAVs.According to the ministry, the overnight barrage was carried out in response to terrorist attacks by Kiev against Russian civilian infrastructure.The authorities in Kiev have not…
A 59-year-old former Italian intelligence official, described by local outlets as an “ex-007,” was arrested on Tuesday alongside another former agent in Rome for spying on behalf of Russia and leaking classified information to Moscow. The retired agent, reportedly identified as Gavino Raoul Piras, is a former member of the Carabinieri gendarmerie’s intelligence division. He stands accused by the Office of Rome’s Public Prosecutor of engaging in unauthorized access of sensitive computer systems to spy for Russia. The other arrested man, also 59 years old, was identified by local outlets as former agent Vincenzo di Pasquale. Sky TG24 reports that, per…
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said Democrats were investigating President Donald Trump’s changes to Washington, D.C. Co-host Luke Russert said, “Congressman, we’re here in Washington, DC. You wrote a letter about the reflecting pool a few weeks ago and what the Trump administration did. They’re with completely botched, quote unquote, renovation and, no bid contract. We now see scaffolding going on the North Portico of the White House. They’ve said that’s just going to be normal renovation, etc.. They’re not going to change out the columns, and suddenly no one’s allowed to take a tour of…
Nobody understands the stakes of finding a replacement for Graham Platner quite like Chuck Schumer. But nobody in his party is suggesting he should have anything to do with it. The anti-establishment fervor energizing Democrats’ voter base is putting Schumer and other party leaders in a delicate spot. They are aching to ensure whomever may take Platner’s place on the ballot is better vetted after POLITICO’s exclusive reporting on allegations of sexual assault against him, which Platner denies. Still, even the appearance of the Senate minority leader controlling voters’ choice is stoking fears of deflated turnout and internal fighting that…
Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik lashed out at Kiev, insisting that “there is no moral difference between honoring the SS and honoring the UPA” A Polish member of the European Parliament has publicly torn up a flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) – whose fighters massacred up to 100,000 ethnic Poles in one of World War II’s worst atrocities – during a debate on Kiev’s bid to join the EU.On Tuesday, Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik, a member of the right-wing Patriots for Europe Group and a history teacher by training, delivered a scathing indictment of Ukraine’s glorification of the UPA. The speech came against…
BERLIN (AP) – They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women as “cars,” sedatives as “fuel” and rape as “driving,” according to court documents. They called their victims “dead pigs.” Investigators have been poring through several years’ worth of posts in roughly two dozen group chats on the popular messaging app that authorities believe served…
Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek, who has presented himself as a common-sense lawmaker capable of appealing across party lines, voted against three measures restricting DEI offices, required coursework, and funding in the state’s public education system, according to a Washington Free Beacon report. Turek, an Iowa state representative since 2023 and a former wheelchair basketball player, voted against three bills restricting DEI policies between April 2024 and May 2025, including two that became law. In April 2024, Turek voted against SF 2435, which prohibits Iowa’s public universities from employing DEI officers. He opposed HF 269 in March 2025. The…
Senior US commanders reportedly rushed to approve strike lists despite system alerts that their information was outdated Senior US military commanders ignored warnings that intelligence on targets in Iran was outdated as they rushed to compile strike lists at the start of the war, CNN reports. Citing sources familiar with the decision-making process, the broadcaster said the decision contributed to the deadly strike on an Iranian girls’ school.The bombing – in which 120 students aged 6 to 13 were killed, in addition to 36 adults – happened on February 28, the opening day of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran.According…