Politics

After Josh Hawley’s holdup, Senate confirms Tom Nides to be ambassador to Israel

Hawley’s objection was unclear, but Democrats eventually pushed the confirmation through.

Twitter’s new curator for Middle East news apologizes for anti-Israel tweets

Pro-Israel watchdogs on social media initially called out Fadah Jassem for not including Israel’s flag in a series of emoji showing the countries whose news she would curate.

Marjorie Taylor Greene blames ‘vaccine Nazis’ for ‘ruining our country’ months after Holocaust museum apology

“I know I’m using the word Nazi and everybody gets mad when I say it, but that’s exactly what they are,” said the House representative, who has come under fire for several comparisons between COVID measures and the Holocaust.