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Government & Politics

Ex-USAID official says Biden ditched vetting reforms as his administration steered grants to terror supporters 'Vast sums of U.S. money have been diverted to fund terrorists in Gaza, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan,' says Max Primorac

February 26, 2025   

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration ditched the first Trump administration’s U.S. Agency for International Development vetting reforms — and went on to send “vast sums of U.S. money” to Middle Eastern countries that ended up in the hands of terrorists, a former […]

Government & Politics

House Dem in charge of caucus-wide messaging praises activist who pledged to ‘take’ Jews ‘back to Poland’ Rep. Debbie Dingell oversees House Dems’ communications arm

February 24, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Rep. Debbie Dingell (D., Mich.), who leads a committee tasked with communicating “where House Democrats stand” on key issues, recently paid tribute to an anti-Israel activist who hailed the leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah as a “hero” and has […]

Academics & Education

Minnesota Muslims and Somali Americans speak out on politics, faith and being open to Trump in 2024 Salman Fiqy told Fox News Digital that the LGBTQ agenda was an issue and added, 'We see things from a conservative lens'

February 23, 2025 and   

(Fox) In Minnesota, Muslims and Somali Americans talked politics, religion and how their votes were swayed in the 2024 election. Some showed a new affinity for the Republican Party under Donald Trump. “Somalis were inherently Democrats,” Salman Fiqy told Fox News Digital. […]

Academics & Education

USAID reportedly bankrolled al Qaeda terrorist’s college tuition, unearthed records show Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a drone strike during the Obama administration

February 10, 2025   

(Fox) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly provided “full funding” for al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki to attend college in Colorado, unearthed documents apparently show. Al-Awlaki was an American-born jihadist who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in […]

Academics & Education

Failed judicial nominee Adeel Mangi lashes out at Democrats, predicts ‘tsunami of bigotry’ under Trump Mangi's nomination stalled after Free Beacon reports on his links to anti-Israel and anti-police groups

December 16, 2024   

(Free Beacon) Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi, who came under fire over his links to anti-Israel and anti-police groups, lashed out at “dark money” forces and some Senate Democrats on Monday, his first remarks following the collapse of his nomination to serve […]

Government & Politics

Sebastian Gorka to be Trump’s counter-terrorism chief with controversial views on Islam The staunchly pro-Israel defender of the Muslim ban is set to return to the White House without Senate confirmation

November 24, 2024   

(National-UAE) President-elect Donald Trump has picked Sebastian Gorka, a staunch defender of his so-called Muslim ban who has said there is [no] such thing as Palestine, to be his counter-terrorism chief at the National Security Council. Mr Trump called Mr Gorka “a […]

Government & Politics

‘Lacking the votes’: Schumer abandons embattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups

November 22, 2024   

(Free Beacon) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans […]

Government & Politics

Pro-Palestinian Sanders ally to put forth bid for DNC vice chair The president of the Arab American Institute and longtime DNC member plans to run for a powerful position in the party.

November 19, 2024   

(Politico) A pro-Palestinian advocate is running for vice chair of the Democratic National [Committee] — a bid that comes on the heels of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the critical swing state of Michigan. Trump carried Dearborn, a majority-Arab American city outside […]

Government & Politics

Arab Americans who backed Trump disappointed by pro-Israel picks for cabinet and senior roles President-elect has nominated loyalists and pro-Israel candidates to key positions in charge of foreign policy

November 14, 2024   

(National-UAE) During his campaign, Donald Trump reached out to Arab Americans with promises that he would bring about peace in the Middle East — but to the chagrin of many in the community, recent nominations to top foreign policy posts have included […]

Government & Politics

Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats Anger about Gaza helped Donald Trump win the most Arab American city in the country, while support for Kamala Harris was cut in half.

November 10, 2024   

(NBC) Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the […]

Government & Politics

American Muslim leaders cite US support for Gaza genocide in decision not to back Harris Main factor behind American Muslim votes was genocide in Gaza and extension of war to Lebanon and broader region, say leaders

November 8, 2024 and   

(Anadolu) American Muslim leaders who refrained from backing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris due to the Biden administration’s response to Gaza said their decision was rooted in what they perceive as its support for the “genocide” taking place there. Following Republican nominee […]

Government & Politics

CAIR exit poll shows strong support for Jill Stein among Muslim voters American Muslims cast 53.2% of their votes to Stein, with Trump receiving 21.4% and Harris 20.3%

November 8, 2024   

(Anadolu) American Muslim voters overwhelmingly backed Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein in the 2024 presidential election, with 53.2% casting ballots in her favor, according to an exit poll released on Friday. President-elect Donald Trump received 21.4% of the Muslim vote, while […]

Government & Politics

Trump uses Liz Cheney to make his case to Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan 'Many Muslim and Arab Americans have friends and family living in the Middle East, and Kamala is campaigning with warmongers like Liz Cheney,' Trump said.

November 1, 2024   

(Politico) Donald Trump made an appeal to Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan on Friday, leveraging the ongoing war in the Middle East and his increasingly inflammatory rhetoric against Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney in an attempt to garner support from the […]

Government & Politics

Harris and Stein tied for Muslim-American vote in last poll before election day Ninety-five percent of Muslim Americans plan to vote in the 2024 presidential election, underscoring deep political engagement

November 1, 2024   

(Middle East Eye) A large group of Muslim Americans has split its vote evenly between Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the final national poll on Muslim Americans released before the upcoming US presidential election on […]

Crime

Illegal immigration status revealed in shooting of Jewish man in Dem-controlled city There have been significant concerns about the potential for terrorists to cross the southern border

October 30, 2024 , and   

(Fox) The suspect charged with shooting a Jewish man multiple times on his way to a Chicago synagogue last week is a Mauritanian illegal immigrant who was released into the U.S. last year, Fox News has confirmed. Four law enforcement sources said […]

Government & Politics

‘Don’t blame us, blame yourself’: Furious at Harris, Arab Americans in Michigan face a hard choice Some Arab Americans see Biden and Harris as complicit in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon.

October 23, 2024   

(Politico) Kamala Harris’ campaign is facing deep skepticism from Arab American voters in Michigan, many of whom are appalled by President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in the Middle East and remain undecided about whether to back a candidate who supports […]