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"I am proud to reintroduce this bill and to advance America's fight against radical Islamic terrorism," Texas senator says.

A group of 43 Republicans in the US House of Representatives has called for related language in a must-pass appropriations bill.

New prosecutor is authorized “to investigate whether any federal official, employee or any person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence, counter-intelligence or law enforcement activities” directed at the 2016 presidential campaigns.

"This goes to the heart of speaking hard truths in the name of moving peace forward," says the former UN ambassador.

Former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan calls the assassination of Iran's nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh "highly reckless."

"Israel is a very strong partner" and the "best example of democracy and the American values that we have in the Middle East," says the Democrat, who tips his hat to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye.

US President Donald Trump tweets that he is directing his team to cooperate on the transition.

President-elect Joe Biden's chief of staff says safe practices will be in place when he takes office on Jan. 20, but would not elaborate on details.

AIPAC called Retired US Army Col. Douglas Macgregor’s remarks "ill-informed and illegitimate."

FBI data shows that 7,314 hate crimes took place across the US in 2019, up from 7,120 the year before – and approaching the 7,783 of 2008. The data also shows there was a nearly 7% increase in religion-based hate crimes, with 953 reports of crimes targeting Jews and Jewish institutions last year, up from 835 the year before.