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US lawmakers file bill urging accountability for Assad government

Bill comes as Arab governments move to rekindle relations with al-Assad government after years of diplomatic isolation.

Al Jazeera

Rep. McCollum skips Israeli president’s Congress speech

WASHINGTON – The longest serving member of Minnesota's congressional delegation said Wednesday she is not attending Israeli President Isaac Herzog's speech to Congress.

Tribune News Service

Israeli president focuses on 'friendship' with U.S. as progressives boycott speech

Isaac Herzog's visit to Capitol Hill came after the House passed a GOP-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel in the wake of incendiary comments made and then walked back by a leading Democrat.

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Rep. Phillips pushes back on progressive leader's comment that Israel is 'racist state'

WASHINGTON – Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips sharply criticized a progressive leader in the U.S. House for calling Israel "a racist state" ahead of the Israeli president's speech to Congress.

Tribune News Service

AOC and other progressives to boycott Israeli president’s joint address to Congress

Comes as Democrats face a test vote on Israel

The Independent UK

McCarthy squeezes Democrats over ‘racist state’ comments about Israel

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday declaring that Israel is not a “racist state,” effectively rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said Saturday that it was.

Los Angeles Times

Israel ‘not a racist’ state, US House resolution proclaims

Measure is the latest backlash against Israel’s critics in the US, as Israeli President Herzog visits the White House.

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Progressive Democrats protest Israeli president’s address to US Congress

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib say they intend to boycott address due to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians

The Guardian - US

Why progressives like AOC are right to boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog

For Democratic leaders like Joe Biden, Herzog embodies the good Israel. Unfortunately, they are wrong

The Guardian - US

As Herzog visits US, advocates urge action against Israeli abuses

President Isaac Herzog will address Congress, but some US lawmakers will skip speech in protest against Israeli abuses.

Al Jazeera

Israel ‘a Racist State!’ Says Rep Jayapal, Trying To Pacify Protesters

Protesters with Palestinian flags disrupted a Saturday keynote with several Congress members at the Netroots Nation conference

Zenger

Rep. Ilhan Omar Refuses To Attend Israeli President’s Address To Congress

Omar cites country's ban and Tlaib's denied visit as reasons for boycott

Zenger

Leigh Finke led expansion of Minnesota's transgender rights, endured attacks

As Minnesota's first transgender state legislator, Leigh Finke knew she'd be an example and hoped she'd change misperceptions.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota Muslims vow to continue call to prayer despite rise in mosque attacks

Twin Cities community has long battled Islamophobia, and some say series of attacks is backlash to new rule allowing calls any time

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Analysis: 10 memorable moments from six months of divided government

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress has delivered on forecasts it would not send President Joe Biden much legislation to sign into law. It also has delivered on predictions of fireworks aplenty.

Roll Call

‘Shame!’: 10 memorable moments from six months of divided government

House Republican infighting has dominated the 118th Congress, and chaos — not legislation — is expected to flow for the rest of the year.

The Independent UK

Modi receives raucous applause in Congress despite some progressives boycotting over human rights record

The prime minister receives multiple applause lines despite concerns about human rights in India

The Guardian - US

Modi’s US visit prompts condemnation and protest from Muslim leaders

India’s prime minister ‘has a notorious and extensive record of human rights abuses’, said a statement from lawmakers

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The Independent UK

Biden and Modi to unveil new science and defence cooperation between US and India

Prominent Democrats still plan to boycott Indian prime minister’s speech to Congress on Thursday

The Independent UK

AOC and Squad boycotting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s ‘shameful’ address to Congress

Progressives said Modi’s human rights record was reason for boycott

Al Jazeera

Biden will not ‘lecture’ Modi on human rights, says White House

US leader is under pressure by fellow Democrats to bring up India’s rights situation and attacks on minorities in talks.

Roll Call

Omar elevated to No. 2 slot among House Budget Democrats - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was booted off the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this year, won a consolation prize Wednesday.

Roll Call

Removed from Foreign Affairs, Omar amplifies her voice - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, removed from the Foreign Affairs panel by House Republicans early this year, has amplified her message since.

Roll Call

Young, educated and unionized: Hill staffers at vanguard of white-collar labor movement - Roll Call

The rise of unions in congressional offices follows unions' sudden and rapid rebound after decades of slow, steady decline.

Salon

McCarthy, Biden close to deal — maybe

Biden and McCarthy may cut a deal before the weekend — but many Republicans and Democrats are likely to oppose it

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