Cemeteries & Funerals

Cruz criticizes Hochul for wearing head scarf at slain officer’s funeral In a social media back-and-forth, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York replied to Senator Ted Cruz of Texas that 'anyone with basic decency' would respect the officer’s Muslim faith.

(NY Times) As New Yorkers mourned the victims of a mass shooting last week in a Midtown Manhattan office building, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, inserted himself into the discourse. His comments concerned a photo taken on Thursday of Gov. Kathy […]

Government & Politics

Ted Cruz unveils bill to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, anticipates bipartisan support Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates already consider the Hamas-affiliated organization to be a terrorist group

(Free Beacon) Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is set to introduce legislation that would formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, financially crippling the global Islamist group and sanctioning its violent offshoots worldwide, according to a copy of the bill […]

Government & Politics

DC Circuit allows feds to withdraw from plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters The federal government had entered into a controversial plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendants Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi in 2024, when they accepted life in prison.

(Courthouse News) A D.C. Circuit panel ruled Friday that the United States can back out of a plea deal with the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and his two co-defendants, setting back the already long-running case and opening the door for […]

Crime

Alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump heads through federal court Farhad Shakeri, an 'Iranian asset,' told federal agents that the IRGC tasked him with assassinating President Donald Trump

(Free Beacon) An Iranian murder-for-hire conspiracy targeting President Donald Trump has quietly wound its way through federal court, with a pre-trial discovery conference scheduled for next week. The proceedings, postponed to this point because of a lengthy discovery process, will take place […]

Demonstrations

Pushes in both houses of Congress to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terror group The Hamas-linked group 'used the Biden administration to consolidate and deepen their influence,' wrote Sen. Ted Cruz.

(JNS) Members of both houses of Congress are pushing for the Muslim Brotherhood to be designated as a terror organization after an Egyptian man yelled antisemitic things while attacking Jews in Boulder, Colo., with what the FBI described as a “makeshift flamethrower” […]

Government & Politics

Congress nears move to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization Momentum for the policy grew in the wake of Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East

(Free Beacon) Momentum has built for the U.S. government to formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in the weeks since President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip, lawmakers and other sources familiar with the effort tell the Washington Free Beacon. […]

Demonstrations

NYT omitted suspect’s nationality, illegal status in initial coverage of anti-Semitic terror attack in Colorado Gray Lady described Egyptian illegal immigrant Mohamed Soliman as 'of Colorado Springs'

(Free Beacon) The left-leaning New York Times‘s initial coverage of Colorado’s anti-Semitic terror attack, in which the attacker used a “makeshift flamethrower,” left out that the suspect is an illegal immigrant from Egypt, instead identifying him as “of Colorado Springs.” In its […]

Academics & Education

Muslim journalist warns Senate of antisemitism ‘industry,’ calls for DOJ probe of ‘malign foreign influence’ Asra Nomani warns Senate Judiciary Committee of a 'frightening network of the far left and Islamist groups'

(Fox) A Muslim journalist warned the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that antisemitism has become an “industry” in the United States, and called for the Justice Department to investigate the “malign foreign influence” behind it. “Antisemitism is now an industry. It is […]

Government & Politics

U.S. senators sound alarm over Canada’s acceptance of Gaza refugees U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio warned that Canada's initiative could give Palestinians with ties to terror groups easy access to the United States

(National Post) Canada’s acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza is setting off alarm bells south of the border. In a letter Wednesday to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed concern over the program, which he […]

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 […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House, allied groups launch wave of support for Muslim judicial nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Adeel Mangi’s potentially historic nomination in January.

(Politico) The White House, along with law enforcement and labor groups, is pushing back against what they call “Islamophobic attacks” against a Biden administration nominee who would become the first Muslim American federal appellate judge if confirmed. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced […]

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 […]

Government & Politics

Alleged Qatar spy operation said to have targeted GOP lawmakers opposed to Muslim Brotherhood 'An attack on Hamas is an attack on Qatar. An attack on the Muslim Brotherhood is an attack on Qatar,' document states

(Fox) The oil-rich Gulf state of Qatar hired a former CIA agent’s company to discredit Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., and other lawmakers who oppose Hamas and its parent organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The documents reveal […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Muslim civil rights group condemns GOP senators’ treatment of Muslim court pick Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton's hostility toward Biden nominee Adeel Mangi was 'Islamophobic and un-American,' said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

(HuffPost) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country, on Friday denounced three Republican senators for their treatment of President Joe Biden’s historic judicial nominee Adeel Mangi during his recent confirmation hearing. GOP Sens. Ted Cruz […]

Government & Politics

Senators sound alarm on terror-related exemptions to US entry for Afghans, warn of ‘open-ended’ authority The Biden administration announced the terror bar exemptions in June

(Fox) A coalition of senators is seeking clarification from the Biden administration about what they fear is an “open-ended” authority to allow foreign nationals, who have provided “insignificant material support” to certain terrorist organizations, to enter the United States. Ten senators, led […]

Government & Politics

Sen. Cruz reintroduces act to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group 'Since the founding of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Brotherhood-affiliated groups have consistently preached and incited hatred against Christians, Jews and other Muslims' — Sen. Jim Inhofe.

(Jerusalem Post) Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) reintroduced the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act this week, his office announced on Wednesday. The act urges the US State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). “I am proud to […]

Demonstrations

Ted Cruz slams Ilhan Omar for ‘opposition’ to antisemitism resolution The Twitter battle between the opposing politicians began when Cruz retweeted a video posted by ABC News of protesters tearing down a statue of Christopher Columbus.

(Jerusalem Post) Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a Twitter battle between the Republican and the Democrat on Thursday, claiming that if she would like to discuss a genocide, she should discuss the Holocaust and her lack of […]