Israelis Couldn’t Care Less About Saudi Normalization If It Means Hamas Endures

JERUSALEM—The Biden administration has put potential normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia at the center of its campaign to pressure the Jewish state to end the war in Gaza. In a speech late last month, President Joe Biden pitched Saudi normalization as a reason for Israelis to back a plan for a permanent

Biden plan offers legal status to 500,000 immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens

President Biden on Tuesday announced a large-scale immigration program that will offer legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to roughly half a million unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. The Department of Homeland Security policy will allow these immigrants to apply for work permits and deportation protections if they have lived in

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa Illegal Immigrant Law

Iowa attorney general Brenna Bird has vowed to appeal the decision. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Iowa from enforcing a new law that criminalizes illegal immigrants who have been denied entry into the United States and mandates that state judges order their return to their country of origin. U.S. District Judge Stephen H. Locher

Border, Election Security Top Texas GOP Legislative Priority List

Texas Republicans want to see the creation of a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and conduct deportations. The Texas GOP named border enforcement its top legislative priority and called on Texas to defy the federal government if necessary to protect Texans. Texas Republicans announced its top eight priorities on June 7, following

Senators Propose Alternatives to Expiring $3 Billion Career Training Program

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was created in 2014 to help disenfranchised youth find jobs. A decade later, lawmakers suggested amending the federal program to focus more on practical solutions that address today’s realities. While WIOA served more than 2.3 million people in 2022, it doesn’t address the 8 million-plus job openings in

House Freedom Caucus Chair Faces Trump-Backed Primary Challenger in Virginia

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) is seeking to fend off a primary challenge from Trump-endorsed state Sen. John McGuire on June 18. Residents of Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District will vote on June 18 on whether to send back one of the leaders of the conservative movement or nominate a primary opponent endorsed by former President Donald