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Democrats push back on claims made by GOP at hearing where the migrant crisis focused largely on New York New York congressional Republicans railed against the state and New York City’s response to the migrant crisis during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday which was intended to assess how the country’s southern border policies are influencing the ability of communities to… Read more »

Small business owners spoke out Monday about congestion pricing. They say it will have a negative impact on their bottom line, which is already reeling from increased delivery prices. They are the unintended victims of congestion pricing -- thousands of small business owners who say the new plan could price them right out of existence. "To have this congestion pricing shoved down… Read more »

Republicans are salivating to pummel Democrats in the 2024 elections for approving the controversial congestion pricing law that could force motorists to pay a $15 toll to enter Midtown Manhattan starting in May of next year. GOP strategists see the new toll to enter Midtown south of 60th Street as the biggest political gift since Democrats approved the… Read more »

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown suggested Israel was not in a position now to defeat Hamas Republicans in Congress criticized Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown for publicly questioning Israel's ability to currently fully defeat Hamas. "The chairman must recognize his words carry enormous weight in his new role, and they undermine Israel, our… Read more »

A group of bipartisan lawmakers, led by Representative Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), on Tuesday, demanded that Reuters explain whether the photographer who captured images of the October 7 Hamas attack for the wire service had advance knowledge of the invasion. In a letter addressed to Reuters president Paul Bascobert, Lawler and 13 other congressmen pointed out that a Reuters… Read more »

Hamodia spoke with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) last Thursday, four days after he took a one-day trip to Israel as part of a bipartisan congressional mission supporting Israel during its war with Hamas.  Tell us about your trip to Israel. It was very powerful. We met with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gallant, U.S. Ambassador Jack Lew and the families of the hostages. We… Read more »

The Associated Press and Reuters have denied any involvement FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is asking The Associated Press and Reuters to answer questions about their journalists’ knowledge of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack after Israel accused the outlets of having a forewarning of the terrorist strike that killed over 1,200 people.  Lawler, along with a bipartisan group of… Read more »

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the campus of Rockland Community College in Suffern Sunday night in a show of support for Israeli's ongoing war against Hamas.  They also called for the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas.  Many of the demonstrators carried Israeli and American flags in a visual display of the bond between the two nations.  Police… Read more »

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y) said the Biden administration has to be “resolute” with China. “China is our greatest geopolitical foe in the world,” Lawler said on “The Sean Spicer Show” Thursday after President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a high-stakes meeting Wednesday. “And they have entered into an unholy alliance with Iran and Russia… Read more »

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) held up his new bill as a possible solution to antisemitism on college campuses, saying the debates in colleges and universities across the country are “not a free speech issue.” Lawler, alongside Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act in… Read more »