• Washington Policy Weekly

    Trump Outlines Vision for Middle East in Saudi Arabia Speech

    May 19, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Trump delivered remarks on his vision for a “prosperous future in the Middle East.” During the speech, Trump decried past US intervention in the regi…

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    Administration Continues Scrutiny of Higher Education

    May 12, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The Departments of Education, HHS, and the GSA announced an investigation into the University of Washington and its affiliates due to pro-Palestine campus prot…

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    Lawmakers Target Wikipedia for Supposed Anti-Israel Bias

    May 5, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), and 23 other lawmakers expressed their concern over anti-Israel views in Wikipedia articles in a lette…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Wants Egypt to Allow Free Suez Passage for US Ships

    Apr 28, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Trump wants American commercial and military ships to travel through the Suez Canal (and the Panama Canal) free of charge.

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Reportedly Nixed Israeli Strike on Iran

    Apr 21, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Donald Trump reportedly advised Israel against launching a strike on Iranian nuclear sites as soon as May.

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    Apr 14, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Lawmakers continued pressuring colleges regarding protests and threatening to withhold funding for alleged anti-Semitism on campus.

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    Washington Policy Weekly: A Flurry of New Legislation Targeting Iran

    Apr 7, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    US lawmakers introduced several bills in the House targeting Iran, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee discussed Trump's "Maximum Pressure Policy" and pote…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran if No Nuclear Deal Reached

    Mar 31, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Trump threatened to bomb Iran and impose secondary sanctions if no nuclear deal is reached with Tehran.