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ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) —The Israeli-American Council and the Bender JCC of Greater Washington D.C. announced a new joint venture on Wednesday, Jan. 4, to establish an IAC Center (Merkaz) at the Bender JCC, and to formalize the two organizations’ joint initiatives to bring together the Jewish-American and Israeli-American communities. “We have entered an exciting […]

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton called on House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to restore some of her voting rights on the House floor as the 115th Congress convened Tuesday. “This vote is a down payment for full voting rights to the more than 680,000 American citizens residing in the District of Columbia who pay the

Las Vegas — Qualcomm shared more details about its latest chip, the Snapdragon 835 at a CES 2017 press conference Tuesday. Having initially announced the chip at a technology summit in November, the semiconductor manufacturer is now publicly sharing specs and features for the component. With the Snapdragon 835, Qualcomm is aiming to tackle several

Rep. Paul D. Ryan easily won re-election as House speaker as the new Congress convened Tuesday – though not before Democrats warned he was off to a bad start. Mr. Ryan won 239 votes to be speaker, putting him second in the line of presidential succession and giving him a full two-year term at the

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress reportedly cited an 8-year-old ethics investigation into Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, at a closed-door meeting Monday night, as an example of why they needed to rein in their independent ethics watchdog. Graves’ spokesman, Wesley Shaw, declined to say Tuesday how the congressman had voted in the secret ballot Monday, “due

Three Republican senators on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s official capital and move the U.S. Embassy to from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The new legislation, entitled the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act, was introduced by Senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Dean Heller of Nevada and Marco Rubio of Florida. “Jerusalem is

WASHINGTON — Before friends and family in a packed chamber, Kamala Harris was sworn in as California’s newest U.S. senator Tuesday morning. She became the first black woman the Golden State has sent to the Senate and the first Indian American to ever serve in the body. Harris, 52, a Democrat, was sworn in by

The Rev. Franklin Graham, the evangelical leader selected to grace the crowds at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration with a few religious words, attributed Trump’s election victory in November to the “hand of God” –and not Russian President Vladimir Putin. Graham is one of six religious leaders who have been selected to pray and read Bible

MIAMI — With little more than two weeks left in the Obama administration, and Congress on notice of a series of looming detainee transfers, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday for a cessation of Guantanamo prisoner releases. The Obama administration swiftly rejected the request. Expect announcements of additional transfers before Inauguration Day, White House spokesman Josh