Biden establishes government task force to combat antisemitism
President Biden will establish a task force to coordinate government efforts to address antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, the White House said Monday, in the wake of a rise in antisemitic rhetoric from high-profile public figures. Biden is creating an interagency group led by the staff at the Domestic Policy Council and the National Security Council, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. The group’s first order of business will be to formulate a national strategy to counter antisemitism. “This strategy will raise understanding about ant
Read MoreLawmakers race toward Christmas deal on spending
Congressional negotiators are racing to strike a bipartisan deal on government funding for fiscal year 2023 this week, but they have a long way to go before they can put a bow on an omnibus before Christmas. Lawmakers have until midnight on Friday to pass legislation to keep the government running or risk a shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) said from the chamber floor on Monday that Congress is headed for a short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), this week, giving negotiators a likely extra week to try to hash out a la
Read MoreGreene creates new headache for McCarthy over Jan. 6
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Read MoreSenators say Bankman-Fried is refusing subpoena to testify about FTX collapse
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Read MoreManchin says he has no intention of leaving Democratic Party
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday that he has no intention of leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent after fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced last week that she would no longer identify as a Democrat. Manchin, however, declined to rule out changing his party affiliation at some point in the future. “I’ll look at all of these things, I’ve always looked all these things but I have no intention of doing anything right now,” he told reporters Monday. “Whether I do something later, I can’t tell you what the futu
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