Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) became the first “Squad” member to lose reelection, falling to Westchester County executive George Latimer in a race that largely centered on Bowman’s intense hostility toward the Jewish state—and Jewish voters in his district. Latimer led Bowman by 9 points with 51 percent of the vote reported when the Associated
Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz on Monday pushed a false claim that a Los Angeles synagogue was auctioning off Palestinian land this week—a conspiracy theory that led to violent, anti-Semitic protests outside the Jewish house of worship on Sunday. Lorenz—who covers social media for the Post and often complains about being targeted by online harassment—reposted
In response to Sunday’s violent clash between anti-Semitic protesters and Israel supporters at a local synagogue, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) announced she is considering a mask ban during protests within the city. Speaking to the public on Monday, Bass said the city was examining several issues related to public protests, including “the idea
In April, a state auditor found officials had failed to track $24 billion in spending Gavin Newsom (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California governor Gavin Newsom, in a pre-recorded state of the state address on Tuesday, touted himself as the first Golden State leader to write a homelessness plan. California’s homeless population has grown 17 percent since
Survey comes as President Biden continues to push regulations that foster ‘robust EV market’ Rivian electric truck (Getty Images) Almost half of current EV drivers in the United States want to switch back to gas-powered vehicles, according to a recent survey. The report conducted by consulting firm McKinsey & Company showed that 46 percent of
Republican lawmakers are probing the Biden administration for granting a U.S. visa to the cousin of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, saying they seek to determine if the administration violated sanctions to allow Assad’s relative entry into America. Mohammed Makhlouf, the son of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, Assad’s maternal cousin, was allegedly spotted earlier this month on
President Biden’s son Hunter, who was convicted by a jury earlier this month of lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, has had his license to practice law suspended in the District of Columbia, according to a filing. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; editing by Rami Ayyub) Original News Source – Washington Free