Capitol Hill

Hundreds of rabbis and pastors mobilize on Capitol Hill for Israel Advocacy Day

Faith leaders participated in over 100 congressional meetings to advocate for Israel and the fight against extremism

L to R: Bishop Robert Stearns, President of Eagles Wings; Dr. Susan Michael, President of ICEJ USA; Jordanna McMillan, U.S. Dir., Israel Allies Foundation
Brian McGinnis gets stuck in a door, injuring his arm, as Sen. Tim Sheehy and US Capitol Police officers attempt to remove him from a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Sen. Tim Sheehy forcibly removes anti-war protester who shouted, ‘No one wants to fight for Israel’

Previous guests at the IAF Chairman's Conference include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Courtesy)

Israel Allies Foundation convenes global pro-Israel conference in Washington

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, US, December 6, 2025.

Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel


Oath Keepers trial to resume with testimony from fresh witnesses

As hearings from the January 6th US Capitol riots continue, right-wing extremist group Oath Keepers has more evidence stacked them.

 A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

US Capitol riot probe examines Trump circle's ties to extremists

The House of Representatives committee held its seventh hearing in five weeks focused on two pro-Trump groups that investigators say helped plan the attack.

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) sit next to other committee members as they lead the seventh public hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, US, July 12, 2022.

Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection hearing: 4 key takeaways from day 6

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony focused on what Mark Meadows and Donald Trump knew about the attack in the days before and on Jan. 6, informed by her close working proximity to both men.

 FORMER US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando on Saturday.

US Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic terrorism

The US Justice Department is creating a new unit to counter domestic terrorism in response to domestic violent extremist groups, particularly white supremacists, posing a growing threat to the US.

US President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2022.

January 6: A cautionary tale - analysis

The way America responded to both was markedly different. After September 11, 2001, America rallied together; after January 6, 2021, it continued its descent into polarized camps. 

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Man gets 46 months on US Capitol riot charges, among the longest sentences yet

Thompson, who has been detained since pleading guilty in August, will receive credit for time already served behind bars.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally

Hours before the rally was set to start, Capitol police officers holding riot helmets and armed with batons and pistols took up positions outside the fence.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

Yair Lapid should be 'person of the year'

The humility he displayed this year and the sense of public responsibility and political appeasement he inspired were the antithesis of the previous leadership’s audacity and acrimony.

 ALTERNATE PRIME Minister Yair Lapid addresses his Knesset faction in July against the backdrop of his party slogan: ‘We came to change.’

InfoWars host charged with breaching US Capitol grounds in riot

Owen Shroyer unlawfully entered a restricted area at the west side of the Capitol during the deadly rampage that interrupted the formal congressional certification of President Joe Biden.

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

US charges man who made bomb threat near US Capitol

Roseberry, 51, spread alarm at the Capitol and prompted the evacuation of nearby government buildings on Thursday.

The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.