Congress
“I fear we are headed into a dangerous chapter with the Biden-Harris administration working to undermine the national security gains made in the last four years,” says Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Robert Packer, 56, was arrested by U.S. marshals in Virginia on charges of illegally entering a restricted area, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to court records.
Aaron Mostofsky’s defense lawyer, Jeffrey Schwartz, said that his client “was not part of the mob,” but just “caught up in it.”
She was criticized for comparing tech companies that cut ties with the social-media company Parler to “The Night of Broken Glass” in 1938.
He wrote that his resignation, which takes effect just before midnight, was “warranted by recent events, including the ongoing and meritless court rulings regarding the validity of my authority as acting secretary.”
In a 50-minute speech, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: “This is their democracy; this is their elections’ situation.”
In front of the camera, a man referred to as “Marc” shouted: “I’m gonna get in your face now and I’ll tell you why, yid.”
“Lawlessness and violence are the opposite of the values we know Americans and Israelis cherish,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jewish groups from both sides of the aisle unwaveringly condemned the chaos on Capitol Hill, with Democratic and liberal groups blaming the president for inciting the violence. Conservative Jewish groups focused on the breakdown of the rule of law, which they vociferously lamented.
Rep. David Kutsoff (R-Tenn.): “We are a nation of laws, not a nation of violence.”
Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) were sworn in with hundreds of other legislators.
The bill allocates $82 billion in education funding, including $2.75 billion to support Jewish, Catholic and other nonpublic schools, as well as annual U.S. assistance to Israel.
