Government & Politics

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

(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

GOP senators press IRS to revoke tax-exempt status of ‘Palestine Chronicle’ nonprofit tied to Hamas hostage taker 'While Aljamal may have played a journalist by day, the evidence clearly suggests he was, at minimum, a Hamas collaborator,' letter says

(Free Beacon) A coalition of senators on Wednesday petitioned the IRS and other federal law enforcement agencies to launch an investigation into the Palestine Chronicle, alleging the nonprofit outlet violated its tax-exempt status by routinely publishing a Hamas hostage taker, the Washington […]

Academics & Education

Wife of convicted terrorist Sami Al-Arian was hanging out at Columbia encampment before dramatic raid

(NY Post) The wife of an ex-college professor convicted of terrorism-related charges was spotted hanging out at Columbia University’s encampment prior to the dramatic NYPD raid where cops busted 109 people Tuesday night. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday blamed “outside agitators” for the campus chaos, saying cops had […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House ramps up defense of embattled Muslim American judicial nominee First to NBC News: Biden’s top aides are pushing the Senate to confirm Adeel Mangi to be a U.S. appeals court judge as Sen. Jacky Rosen becomes the third Democrat to oppose him.

(NBC) Facing a potentially devastating Democratic defection in the Senate, the White House is ramping up its fight to confirm an embattled judicial nominee who would be the first Muslim American to serve as a U.S. federal appeals court judge. The White […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Biden nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court in peril Two Democratic senators said they will oppose the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the powerful 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

(NBC) President Joe Biden’s nomination of Adeel Mangi to be a powerful U.S. circuit court judge is in peril after two Senate Democrats announced they will oppose his nomination. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have said they will […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee First to NBC News: The White House said conservatives’ criticisms of Adeel Mangi were driven by Islamophobia.

(NBC) The White House is slamming three Republican senators for leveling what it deems to be “cruel and Islamophobic attacks” at a Biden judicial nominee as part of a larger “smear effort” to discredit the man, who would be the first Muslim […]

Academics & Education

Judicial group targets ‘antisemite’ Biden nominee with alleged ties to terrorist sympathizers Adeel Abdullah Mangi, who faces Republican opposition, was nominated by President Biden to serve as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

(Fox) The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), a conservative judicial advocacy organization based in Virginia, is rolling out a digital ad campaign against one of President Biden’s controversial nominees who has alleged ties to 9/11 hijacker sympathizers. The advertising campaign from JCN — […]

Academics & Education

Biden admin probes alleged anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard at behest of pro-terrorist group The Muslim Legal Fund of America's chairman has a history of anti-Semitic comments

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration launched a civil rights investigation into anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard University based on a complaint from a Muslim legal fund that has represented convicted terrorists and pushed anti-Semitic rhetoric. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights […]

Government & Politics

House panel advances resolution urging ‘disassociation’ from CAIR This encourages state agencies to 'suspend contact and outreach activities' with the group.

(Florida Politics) The House is moving toward removing any ambiguity regarding the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The State Affairs Committee moved forward a non-binding House resolution (HR 1209) strongly encouraging “all executive agencies of the State of Florida, all law enforcement agencies, […]

News: North America

Head of Palestinian American lobby group joins conference with terror-group members Osama Abuirshaid has openly expressed anti-Semitic views in the past; has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood; and has voiced support for Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.

(JNS) The executive director of the new lobby group Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) was a guest speaker at a recent conference in Jordan that also hosted members of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine […]

Academics & Education

September 11 event to feature speakers affiliated with terrorists A 9/11 event sponsored by Rutgers University and San Francisco State University academic departments will feature speakers affiliated with terrorists or who have otherwise supported terrorism.

(Free Beacon) Rutgers University and San Francisco State University are set to host a discussion panel on the Sept. 11 attacks that will feature speakers with sympathies for terrorists. Several organizations that will cosponsor the event have also praised terrorists and voiced […]