Capitol Hill

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported. 

A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.
L to R: Bishop Robert Stearns, President of Eagles Wings; Dr. Susan Michael, President of ICEJ USA; Jordanna McMillan, U.S. Dir., Israel Allies Foundation

Hundreds of rabbis and pastors mobilize on Capitol Hill for Israel Advocacy Day

Brian McGinnis gets stuck in a door, injuring his arm, as Sen. Tim Sheehy and US Capitol Police officers attempt to remove him from a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Sen. Tim Sheehy forcibly removes anti-war protester who shouted, ‘No one wants to fight for Israel’

Previous guests at the IAF Chairman's Conference include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Courtesy)

Israel Allies Foundation convenes global pro-Israel conference in Washington


Trump speaks at Capitol Hill for the first time since January 6 riots, calls Milwaukee 'horrible'

Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, fueled by his false claims that his defeat was the result of fraud.

 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media following meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) headquarters in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2024.

Public school leaders grilled over handling of antisemitism in classrooms in Capitol Hill hearing

Previous hearings held by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce have sparked transformations in the national campus landscape.

 The U.S. Capitol, pictured during afternoon hours ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of The Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2024.

US Congress averts government shutdown, passing $1.2 trillion bill

Senate leaders spent hours on Friday negotiating a number of amendments to the budget bill that ultimately were defeated.

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, US, November 16, 2021.

Young Israeli-Americans return from battle to take up their next fight on Capitol Hill

Benaya Cherlow put himself at the forefront of the effort to do what he said his government has not: reach out to Democrats, without giving up. 

Young Israeli-Americans return from battle to take up their next fight on Capitol Hill

Jewish college students testify on Capitol Hill about rampant antisemitism on campus

The schools represented at Thursday's hearing made international headlines for threats against Jewish students in the wake of the attacks on October 7.

House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2023.

US Supreme Court begins arguments over Trump ballot disqualification

Trump was not present at the arguments. Instead, he planned to start his day at his Florida home and travel to Nevada, according to a source familiar with his plans.

 Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments in former U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal of a lower court's ruling disqualifying him from the Colorado presidential primary ballot, in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2024.

Capitol Hill endangers US national security by denying funding to Israel - opinion

As Americans, it is important to remember that Israel is fighting a war on behalf of the United States. If not Israel, we would need to fight these wars ourselves, which could cost us American lives.

 SEN. BERNIE Sanders’s move to force a vote on potentially limiting US military aid to Israel, though it lost, marks a significant dent in the long-standing bipartisan support for Israel in Congress, the writer argues.

US still welcomes Hamas lobby on Capitol Hill - opinion

AMP’s presence in America’s highest corridors of power, so soon after Hamas’s slaughter of Israeli innocents, threatens to stain US-Israel relations and empower extremists. 

 OSAMA ABUIRSHAID, executive director of American Muslims for Palestine, poses for a photo after activists defaced the office entryway of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

'Ceasefire now': Hundreds arrested at anti-Israel protest in US Capitol

Many of the protesters wore shirts reading "Jews say ceasefire" and "not in our name."

Protesters calling for a cease fire in Gaza and an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict occupy the rotunda of the Cannon House office building with a civil disobedience action on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, October 18, 2023.

US Jewish demand security funding increase amid rising antisemitism

The briefing was organized by the JFNA together with SCN (Secure Community Network), ADL, and the OU (Orthodox Union), with the support of six other major Jewish organizations.

 Democratic Senator Chris Murphy.