Washington Policy Weekly

Ilhan Omar and Jan Schakowsky introduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act (H.R.5665). The bill mandates that the State Department…

The House subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on October 15 held a briefing on “Tunisia: Examining…

Earlier this week, Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) blocked an accelerated vote on the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022…

The Libya Stabilization Act (H.R.1228) passed the House of Representatives in a roll call vote. Initially introduced in late…

Progressives in the US House of Representatives attempt to block $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome missile system while…

Marcus Montgomery writes that President Biden is reversing some US policies regarding the Middle East, such as declassifying information…

A bipartisan group of House members introduced H.R. 5148 to establish a joint US-Israel center to study and develop…

The fallout from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has been fierce and partisan. Although it is largely symbolic and…

Democratic members of the House draft legislation to help Iraqi and Afghan refugees settle and find employment in the…

I. Congress Congress is still observing its August recess. The House is expected to make an earlier return than…

Senate hearings on US arms sales to the Middle East and the state of human rights in Morocco; Department…

I. Congress1) LegislationBassam Barabandi Rewards for Justice Act. On July 20, the House overwhelmingly approved H.R. 1036, the Bassam Barabandi Rewards for…

Marcus Montgomery reports on House and Senate hearings on the US Agency for International Development’s role in the Palestinian…

 I. CongressCongress was away on recess for the July 4th holiday.1) Personnel and CorrespondenceCODEL Travels to Israel, Occupied Territories,…

The Democratic-controlled House Appropriations Committee last week passed the federal government’s fiscal year 2022 budget. Some notable changes could…

Included in Arab Center Washington DC’s June 21 report was a brief description of a kerfuffle between Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California)…

Once again, Democratic Party infighting—with the disingenuous prodding of House Republicans—has briefly roiled Capitol Hill. This latest round of…

I. Congress1) LegislationNeighbors Not Enemies Act. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) introduced H.R. 3621, which the congresswoman is calling the Neighbors Not En…