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Fast Forward Santos posted offensive remark about the Holocaust and made jokes about Jewish stereotypes, according to new report
'He'd always say that it was okay for him to make those jokes because he was Jewish,’ Santos’ former roommate said
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News Omar pushes back against McCarthy as opposition to remove her from key House panel grows
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is seeking to oust her from the influential House Foreign Affairs Committee over past comments on Israel
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Fast Forward GOP freshman Lawler promises to boost Israel from seat on key House committee
Mike Lawler of New York’s Hudson Valley was elected in November with signficant Orthodox support
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Fast Forward Last living Nuremberg prosecutor, 102, awarded Congressional Gold Medal
'The world has still not learned the lessons of Nuremberg,' Benjamin Ferencz said about Ukraine and rising antisemitism
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Fast Forward From Jewish space lasers to homeland security: Marjorie Taylor Greene snags key committee assignment two years after her removal
Greene will likely play a leading role in the possible impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is Jewish
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Fast Forward Jewish Republican House member joins calls for Santos resignation
Max Miller of Ohio among seven House Republicans urging embattled Santos to step aside
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Fast Forward Feinstein’s political future a mystery, but Katie Porter has announced a bid for her seat
The longest-serving active senator has filed paperwork for 2024 but won’t elaborate on her plans until ‘the appropriate time’
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Fast Forward Long Island Jewish Republicans call on Santos to step down ‘immediately’
The freshman congressman from New York told reporters on Capitol Hill that he won’t resign
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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