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House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., grilled New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks on Wednesday about a pro-Hamas teacher and the principal of Hillcrest High School, where an antisemitic riot unfolded in the hallways following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel, having so far remained on the payroll despite promised consequences. During a line …

Several House Democrats facing tough re-election fights have accepted funds from a major political family that bankrolled a number of groups participating in the anti-Jewish protests sweeping across college campuses and in cities across the country. According to FEC data, members of the prominent Pritzker family, the extremely wealthy owners of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, have given hundreds of thousands of …

Two influential Republican U.S. lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to prevent a French company from working on civil nuclear power projects with Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, saying doing otherwise would help fund Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. In a letter seen by Reuters, Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and …

A member of the far-left “Squad” facing a tough challenge from within his own party recently attended a fundraiser co-hosted by an Islamic leader who said he was “happy to see” the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who represents New York’s 16th Congressional District, attended the May 1 fundraiser at a private residence in …

Democrats are pointing their fingers at President Biden for “the worst border security crisis in the nation’s history,” teaming up with Republicans in the latest bipartisan effort to combat the ongoing migrant crisis. Thirteen House Democrats joined Republicans in voting for H. RES. 1112, a resolution “denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies” and calling for stronger border security measures. Several …

Indiana Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Ukrainian-born lawmaker, has won the GOP primary election to represent Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the House. Spartz’s victory in the election comes after she announced in February that she would seek re-election, walking back a previous announcement she made last year. “Looking where we are today, and urged by many of my constituents, …

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith will testify before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday to discuss ongoing anti-Israel protests and an encampment on the campus of George Washington University (GWU). The mayor’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital Tuesday that the mayor and the police chief will testify at the hearing. The confirmation comes after Rep. …

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to meet privately, one-on-one, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday at 3:30 p.m. amid speculation that she may trigger a motion to remove him from his post, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital. Over a month ago, Greene filed a motion to vacate, accusing the Louisiana Republican of having “betrayed the …

Five vulnerable Democrats who voted against measures to strengthen border security in the past have seemingly changed their tune as they seek re-election to their posts in the lower chamber. Following President Biden’s signing of a $95 billion package with aid to both Ukraine and Israel last week, five Democrats – Reps. Jared Golden of Maine,Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, …

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., became the first House Democrat to call on Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, to resign, hours after Cuellar was indicted on bribery and money laundering charges. “While the bar for Federal indictment is high, trust in our government is low,” Phillips said in a statement posted to his social media. “That’s why office holders and candidates under …