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Many US Muslims Deny Israel’s Right to Exist, Say US Shouldn’t Help Israel if Attacked by Iran

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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—One year after Hamas terrorists in Gaza invaded Israel, raping women and slaughtering more than 1,100 people, including infants, and after video evidence of the slaughter has spread across the world, a shocking percentage of American Muslims deny these facts and harbor disgusting antisemitic attitudes, a new poll shows. When asked which statement “comes closest to your view,” more American Muslims selected “Hamas did not commit murder and rape in Israel on October 7” than “Hamas committed murder and rape in Israel on October 7.” More…

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Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown

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If Congress fails to pass appropriations bills or a continuing resolution by the end of this week, hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be furloughed. But based on agencies’ shutdown plans, they would actually be in the minority: roughly 65% of the overall federal civilian workforce would continue working through the shutdown, either with or without pay. A Federal News Network analysis of agencies’ publicly-available plans for appropriations lapses shows that out of a total workforce of just over 2.3 million, more than 1.5 million would be either “exempt”…

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Does the Pentagon skip too many of its congressional reporting duties?

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The Defense Department is under statutory obligation to deliver a thousand reports to Congress each year. One analysis says the department consistently fails at this task and that Congress doesn’t get the information it needs for proper oversight of military affairs. For more on all of that, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Brennen Center counsel Katherine Yon Ebright. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin And you took a look at the situation some FOIA documents will get into. But first of all, just outline the issue. A thousand. Is…

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Why Many Conservatives Won’t Be With Their Children or Grandchildren This Christmas

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There are probably hundreds of thousands of men and women who, because of political differences, maintain minimal or no contact with their parents and, even more cruelly, do not allow their parents to have any contact with their children—their parents’ grandchildren. Probably an unprecedented number of Americans with grown children will be alone this Christmas because their children will neither visit them nor invite them for the holiday dinner. In some rare instances of horrific parental behavior, this may be excusable, but when the reason is politics, it is inexcusable.…

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U.S. House approves Capitol riot probe; many Republicans buck leadership – Reuters

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U.S. House approves Capitol riot probe; many Republicans buck leadership  Reuters House approves Jan. 6 commission, with 35 Republicans backing it  USA TODAY Most U.S. House Republicans from Texas vote against forming a commission to investigate Jan. 6 insurrection  The Texas Tribune US Republicans oppose formal inquiry into January 6 Capitol riot  Al Jazeera English Republicans flout mask requirement in US House chamber  The Guardian View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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