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California Democrat backed by pro-Israel group loses runoff spot to Israel critic
During the campaign, Democratic Majority for Israel president Brian Romick told Jewish Insider that Villegas "consistently has an anti-Israel record."
NGOs, committee memo disputes House claims Biden admin directly funded judicial reform
Trump faces Republican resistance on Iran war, key issues as midterm elections approach
House overwhelmingly rejects Democrat lead resolution to remove US troops from Lebanon
Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in a trial accusing Meta and Google of profiting from social media addiction and harming children’s mental health.
Hillary Clinton says Trump admin. 'slow-walking' Epstein files release before Congress testimony
Hillary Clinton accused the Trump administration’s Justice Department of slow-walking the release of Epstein files, calling for full transparency before her congressional testimony later this month.
US Senate blocks Homeland Security funding, raising likelihood of shutdown
The legislation would have provided $64.4 billion through September 30 to cover immigration enforcement and other functions handled by DHS, including airport security and disaster response.
Unredacted Epstein files, deposition plans bring Jewish philanthropist Leslie Wexner into spotlight
Federal documents and a looming deposition have intensified scrutiny of Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner over his decades-long connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
Israel bans entry of US members of Eyewitness Palestine, Chikli pushes for stricter regulations
“The rule is clear: whoever incites against us - simply will not enter here," said Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli.
US President Trump signs act to end partial government shutdown
"I'm thrilled to sign the Consolidated Appropriations Act to immediately reopen the federal government and fund the vast majority of operations through the rest of the fiscal year," Trump said.
Bill, Hillary Clinton agree to testify at US Congress over Jeffrey Epstein case
The decision comes days after the House was set to vote to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress for rejecting multiple demands for testimony.
US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal
The Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29, but the House of Representatives is out of town and not expected to take up the measure until Monday.
Final Epstein document cache released by US Justice Department, including over 3 million pages
US Justice Department releases final batch of Epstein files, revealing millions of pages, videos, and images with heavy redactions, raising new questions.
Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue
Senate Democrats strike a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown, temporarily separating immigration issues from funding talks to secure essential government operations.s
