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Explainer: How US Congress is targeting pro-Palestine campus activism through funding restrictions

A new US legislation targets university boycotts of the Israeli genocidal regime by conditioning federal education funding, raising constitutional questions while intensifying debate over campus activism, lobbying power, and academic freedom.

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US House passes, sends to Senate assault-style weapon ban

The US House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation banning assault-style rifles that have been used in mass shootings, sending it to the Senate where it faces likely defeat.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Survivors recount sexual abuse horrors at US indigenous boarding schools

Sexual abuse and exploitation were common at Native American boarding schools, survivors told a US House subcommittee on Thursday while recounting their harrowing ordeals. 

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PALESTINE

Israel thanks US after House approves $1bn Iron Dome funding

Israel has thanked the United States after the US House of Representatives approved an additional $1 billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome system.

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POLITICS

US House panel probes Trump's handling of classified documents

A US House panel is probing former President Donald Trump's handling of White House documents with some reports that Trump might have ripped up some classified documents.

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US lawmakers approve bill to ban Iran’s military drones amid Vienna talks

A US House panel has approved a bill to restrict the proliferation of Iran's military drone in the midst of negotiations over the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions in the Austrian capital of Vienna.

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US House committee probing Jan. 6 riot subpoenas four key Trump aides

In letters addressed individually to the four men, committee chair Bennie Thompson explains further why they are believed to have key information related to the Jan. 6 siege.

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