Washington Policy Weekly

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Rep. Betty McCollum called on the Biden Administration to “stand up” for seven Palestinian human rights organizations that were…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 22, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Senators introduced the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2022, which aims to extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 15, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Peyton Dashiell reports on the passage of legislation covering healthcare for veterans affected by burn pits in Iraq and…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 8, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Peyton Dashiell reports on legislation targeting amphetamine trafficking based in Syria and efforts to make sanctions on Iran permanent;…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 1, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    A group of Senate Democrats propose blocking aid to foreign security forces if they are suspected of committing a…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jul 25, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Senators Graham and Menendez introduced a bill that would assemble a task force dedicated to Iran’s nuclear program and…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jul 11, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Representatives aim to block US security pacts with Saudi Arabia and the UAE by introducing amendments to the National Defense…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jul 5, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Aiming to cut off US funding to the UNHRC Commission of Inquiry on Israel, the House Appropriations Committee approved…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jun 27, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Senate Democrats Advocate for a US Inquiry into Shireen Abu Akleh’s Death due to her status as a US…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jun 21, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Senators Ossoff and Graham led more than one third of their colleagues in urging the Pentagon not to downgrade…

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    Momentum Builds for Peace in Yemen as Biden Balances Saudi Ties

    Jun 13, 2022Peyton Dashiell

    Peace talks between the Houthis and the internationally-recognized Presidential Leadership Council continue to be held in Oman under the…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jun 6, 2022Imad K. Harb Peyton Dashiell

    Over 50 representatives introduced H.J.Res.87, directing the removal of US Forces from hostilities in Yemen that have not been…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    May 31, 2022Imad K. Harb Peyton Dashiell

    Senator Rand Paul introduced S.J.Res.48 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs that would prohibit the sale of military articles…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    May 23, 2022Imad K. Harb Peyton Dashiell

    House members sent a letter to Secretary Antony Blinken and FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for an investigation into…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    May 16, 2022Imad K. Harb Peyton Dashiell

    Congress urges Saudi Arabia and the UAE to abide by their strategic relationship with the US and work with…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    May 9, 2022Imad K. Harb Peyton Dashiell

    The Senate’s Judiciary Committee passed the No Oil Producing or Exporting Cartels Act by a vote of 17 to…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    May 2, 2022Imad K. Harb Zahraa Alribeawi

    Senators and House members proposed legislation to demand that the Pentagon establish mechanisms to report on civilian casualties during…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Apr 25, 2022Imad K. Harb Zahraa Alribeawi

    In honor of the National Arab American Heritage Month, the White House held a briefing on the Biden Administration’s…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Apr 18, 2022Imad K. Harb Zahraa Alribeawi

    Republicans want the administration to report on any Russian benefits that may accrue from nuclear negotiations with Iran.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Apr 12, 2022Imad K. Harb Zahraa Alribeawi

    Republicans introduce legislation to prohibit the disbursement of any US government money to Amnesty International and its employees.