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Lawmakers Warn Georgia Over Anti-U.S. Backslide

Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls out Georgian leadership's anti-democratic oppression

Georgia protests unrest


A bipartisan group of lawmakers is warning the Georgian government that an ongoing campaign of repression by the country's ruling political party is endangering the Eastern European ally's pro-U.S. opposition and threatening to sweep the country back into authoritarianism.

Yale Taps BDS Activist as MLK Day Speaker

Angela Davis


For its 2020 Martin Luther King Day event, Yale University tapped a keynote presenter who is an outspoken supporter of the Israel boycott movement and has faced multiple accusations of spreading anti-Semitism

More Than 120 Members of Congress Issue Letters of Support to Leading Anti-Israel Group

Congressional support for CAIR likely to generate concern in pro-Israel community

U.S. Capitol building


More than 120 members of Congress privately issued letters of support to a controversial Islamic-American advocacy group known for its involvement in one of America's most prominent terrorism financing cases, according to a copy of these official communications obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Congress Seeks Investigation Into Pro-Iran Lobby Group Tied to Tehran Regime

NIAC long accused of serving as Iran's U.S. lobbying arm


Congressional leaders have petitioned the Trump administration to launch an investigation into a pro-Iran lobbying organization that has long faced accusations of serving as the Islamic Republic's unregistered mouthpiece in America, according to official communications obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Sanders Refused to Condemn Farrakhan Official’s Anti-Semitic Screed

In 1994, Sanders rebuked congressional measure to condemn anti-Semitism

Bernie Sanders Holds Town Hall In Iowa With Rep. Rashida Tlaib


As the Nation of Islam faced public and private pressure to moderate its rhetoric in the mid-1990s, Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders voted against a congressional measure condemning a series of virulent anti-Semitic statements by a leading member of the group.

Iranian Commander Bragged of Unilateral Authority to Shoot Down Planes

In 2016, Iran said even the youngest officers do not need authorization to launch attacks


A senior Iranian commander who admitted to Iran's role in the recent downing of a Ukrainian airplane bragged in 2016 that even the youngest Iranian officers have unilateral authority to conduct strikes like the one that downed the Ukrainian plane, killing every civilian aboard, according to video obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.