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From left: Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., speak at the Capitol in Washington, July 15, 2019 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
September 1, 2019, 4:58 am
GOP shifts focus to House Dem ‘squad’ in campaign attacks
Attacks on four congresswomen are especially fraught because two of them — Tlaib and Omar — are the first Muslim women elected to Congress
By LISA MASCARO
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening night of the Jerusalem Film Festival in Jerusalem on July 25, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 21, 2019, 9:32 pm
Rivlin sends message to Trump: Israel-US ties not dependent on one party
President calls House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to smooth relationship after Trump says Jews who vote Democrat are ‘disloyal’; Netanyahu silent
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump pauses while speaking with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, August. 21, 2019. (Alex Brandon/AP)
August 21, 2019, 9:11 pm
Jewish Democrats are ‘disloyal to Jewish people, Israel,’ Trump insists again
US president says he hasn’t heard anyone describe his comments as anti-Semitic; Rivlin speaks with Pelosi to reaffirm bipartisan ties
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat- California, speaks at the Capitol in Washington, June 5, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
August 17, 2019, 5:41 am
Pelosi: We can’t let ‘weakness’ of Trump, Netanyahu harm US-Israel ties
Amid uproar over decision to bar lawmakers Tlaib and Omar from visiting Jerusalem, West Bank, House speaker says Washington’s commitment to Jerusalem not dependent on either leader
By AP and TOI staff
US House Representative Rashida Tlaib participates in a ceremonial swearing-in at the start of the 116th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 3, 2019. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
August 16, 2019, 10:24 am
After ban, Tlaib asks to enter Israel to visit her elderly grandmother
Top minister urges for congresswoman to be allowed into the country after she vows to respect ‘any restrictions,’ refrain from promoting a boycott during her stay
By TOI staff
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak to the media after meeting with US President Donald Trump on January 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 15, 2019, 11:01 pm
Pelosi: Barring lawmakers beneath Israel’s dignity; Rubio: Decision is a mistake
Top Democratic leaders, and at least one leading Republican, speak out against Israeli move to block arrival of boycott-backing congresswomen
By TOI staff
In this June 13, 2019 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
August 15, 2019, 2:05 pm
Pelosi says entry denial to Omar, Tlaib beneath Israel’s dignity
US House Speaker calls move ‘sad’ and ‘deeply disappointing,’ also assailing Trump for showing ‘ignorance and disrespect’ in backing decision
By Michael Bachner
Ady Barkan attends the Los Angeles Supports a Dream Act Now! protest at the office of California Senator Dianne Feinstein on January 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images via JTA)
August 2, 2019, 9:16 pm
Israeli-American activist says US must have better conversation on healthcare
Ady Barkan, an ALS sufferer name-checked by Elizabeth Warren at Democratic debate, says issue ‘too important for 30-second sound bites shouted between ten different candidates’
By Ben Sales
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks to the House Chamber, July 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
August 2, 2019, 4:57 am
Pelosi calls Kushner ‘a slumlord’ in defense of Baltimore
House speaker says Trump son-in-law, whose family owns thousands of apartments in her former hometown, partly to blame for problems in the city
By LISA MASCARO
Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell speaks to the media during a press conference following the Senate Republican Leadership lunches in Washington, DC on July 16, 2019. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images via JTA)
July 20, 2019, 2:20 pm
Congress tackles the anti-Israel boycott, but bipartisanship is fleeting
After House unanimously condemns BDS, Senate majority leader says Democrats stalling on important measures
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump takes part in the 3rd Annual Made in America Product Showcase on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2019. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)
July 18, 2019, 6:55 am
US House blocks maverick Democrat’s Trump impeachment effort
Vote against resolution from Rep. Al Green reveals divisions in Democratic party as it gears up for 2020 campaigns
By Alan Fram and MARY CLARE JALONICK
US President Donald Trump takes part in the 3rd Annual Made in America Product Showcase on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15. 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
July 17, 2019, 2:53 am
US House condemns Trump’s tweets as racist in extraordinary rebuke
Measure carries no legal repercussions for US president; highly partisan vote in Democratic-led House unlikely to cost him with his die-hard conservative base
By Alan Fram and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks as, from left, Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 16, 2019, 4:58 pm
‘Xenophobic, bigoted remarks’: Democratic congresswomen hit back at Trump tirade
Despite widespread condemnation, US president unrepentant after racist outburst targeting progressive lawmakers, insists ‘many people’ agree with him
By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire
US President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing on Marine One for the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on May 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 15, 2019, 4:34 am
Doubling down, Trump says liberal Democrats ‘hate Israel with unbridled passion’
Defending apparent call for Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib to ‘go back’ to countries they ‘came from,’ US president says Democrats ‘sticking up’ for Israel haters
By TOI staff
Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol, March 8, 2019, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
July 14, 2019, 7:52 pm
House Democrats who tangled with leader not backing down
Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley defend their approach, say they are determined to seize whatever power they can for their causes
By JUANA SUMMERS
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