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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media, following a meeting with fellow Republicans on the day where a potential government shutdown looms during the holidays, after a spending bill backed by US President-elect Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives, on Capitol Hi

US Congress approves stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

Aviva Siegel speaks at a press conference Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

Families of hostages plead for release at US Capitol press conference

By HANNAH SARISOHN

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Speaker Mike Johnson light the shamash candle of the menorah as Rabbi Levi Shemtov and Sen. Chuck Schumer watch on December 17,2024 on Capitol Hill.

'We recall the power of light within us': Bipartisan menorah lighting on Capitol Hill

By HANNAH SARISOHN

A boy holds a Palestinian flag at a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, during a temporary truce between Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 25, 2023

Congress candidate seeks Palestine, BLM, Gay Pride flag ban

By JEFFREY SCHWEERS/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS

U.S. President Joe Biden reacts after signing a proclamation designating November 17 as "International Conservation Day", during his tour at the Museu da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024.

Biden signs bill developing plan transferring Weitzman Museum to Smithsonian

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

NEWLY ELECTED members of the US Congress pose for a photo on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.

Challenges and opportunities for the Jewish members of the 119th Congress

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Congresswoman Nancy Mace visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base by S.C. Air National Guard.

U.S. Congress to hold hearing on UFOs featuring testimonies from former military officials

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A general view shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, July 24, 2024.

Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

By REUTERS

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference

AIPAC-backed candidates win big in US elections, strengthening pro-Israel presence in Congress

Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Jewish immigrant Eugene Vindman, key in Trump impeachment, elected to Congress

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

The US and Texas State flags fly over the Texas State Capitol in Austin

Craig Goldman of Texas wins race, becoming 3rd Jewish Republican in Congress

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

A woman in polling station, voting in a booth with US flag in background

Control of US Congress at stake in tight election battle

By REUTERS

A DAY after the 2016 US presidential election, in which Hillary Clinton received close to 2.9 million more votes than Donald Trump but lost based on the electoral count, Clinton addresses staff and supporters at a hotel in Manhattan.

Understanding the Electoral College and its impact on US elections

By SHLOMO SLONIM

US HOUSE SPEAKER Mike Johnson speaks to the media following the passage of a stopgap bill to keep the federal government funded for another three months and avert a month-end partial shutdown, at the Capitol.

American voters, this current failed Congress wants your votes

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) speaks during a news conference with House Democratic leadership at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 10, 2023.

Lieu: Hamas is a homicidal, genocidal terrorist organization that Israel must dismantle

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

on Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is being held hostage in Gaza, speak on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 21, 2024.

DNC stands in support as parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin plead for deal

By HANNAH SARISOHN

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters accompanied by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S

Schumer criticizes Trump at DNC for 'antisemitic stereotypes,' skips Israel

By HANNAH SARISOHN