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Stories / Issue · Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

International Affairs

24Members · 20 D · 4 R
27Actions · 22 D · 5 R
15States & territories · VA · NJ · IL · CT lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat26Sun27Mon285Tue298Wed306Thu15Fri23Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 10
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 2
StatementsResponses to news 2
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 3
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 6
Other 1

Developing stories

3 threads · 8 of 27 actions

Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank

4 members

  1. Sep 29Van Hollen criticized Senate Republicans for blocking resolution requiring State Department report on West Bank violence.
  2. Sep 30Jacobs introduced bill to sanction Israeli settlement expansion in West Bank and Gaza.
  3. Sep 30Welch urged Senate passage of resolution demanding State Department report on West Bank violence against Americans.
  4. Oct 1García Led letter condemning Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank village.

4 actions →

Israeli E1 Settlement Sanctions

3 members

  1. Sep 28Wyden, Merkley introduced legislation to impose sanctions on Israeli E1 settlement construction.
  2. Sep 30Bennet introduced bill to impose sanctions on Israeli settlement construction in West Bank E1 area.

2 actions →

Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act

3 members

  1. Sep 28Schakowsky, Pressley reintroduced bill to repeal Helms Amendment and allow U.S. foreign aid for abortion care.
  2. Sep 28Booker reintroduced bill to repeal Helms Amendment and allow U.S. foreign assistance for abortion care overseas.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 8

  • DDuckworth ILUrged ambassador nominee to counter PRC pressure on African nations
  • RRouzer NCWelcomed Dr. Ibadoghlu's transfer to Germany for medical care
  • RDaines MTOpposes anti-Israel resolution, supports continued security aid to Israel
  • DKaptur OHUrged swift implementation of Russia sanctions legislation
  • RSmith NJPraised State Department visa policy on child abduction
  • DBooker NJReintroduced bill to repeal Helms Amendment for abortion care access
  • DSchakowsky ILReintroduced bill to repeal Helms Amendment restricting abortion care funding
  • DPressley MAReintroduced legislation to repeal Helms Amendment

Oppose · 11

  • DBlumenthal CTReleased report exposing Tether's role in Iran sanctions evasion
  • DBeyer VACalled for immediate release of detained Egyptian journalists
  • DGarcía ILCondemned Israeli settler violence and military actions in al-Mughayyir
  • DWelch VTDemanded State Department accountability for killings of U.S. citizens in West Bank
  • RMoran KSOpposed Putin's invitation to G20 summit on U.S. soil
  • DGallego AZQuestioned Trump's invitation of Putin to G20 on American soil
  • DBennet COIntroduced bill to sanction entities facilitating E1 settlement construction
  • DJacobs CAIntroduced sanctions on settlement expansion drivers
  • DVan Hollen MDSought accountability for killings of American citizens and Palestinian violence in West Bank
  • DWyden ORIntroduced sanctions legislation targeting E1 settlement construction
  • DMerkley ORIntroduced bill to sanction entities facilitating West Bank settlement development

What each party did · Democrats 22 · Republicans 5

  • 9Sent letters1
  • 2Hearings0
  • 1Statements1
  • 1Criticized0
  • 0Praised3
  • 2Visits and events0
  • 6Filed or pushed bills0
  • 1Other0

By state

  • VA5
  • NJ5
  • IL4
  • CT2
  • MA2
  • VT2
  • OR2
  • NC1

+7 more with fewer actions

Every action

27 actions · 30 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
    • Statement

      DBlumenthal CT

      Senator Blumenthal released report on Tether cryptocurrency's role in Iran's shadow banking.

      Release ↗

    • Statement

      DWalkinshaw VA

      Virginia Democrats released statement on eighth anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DBeyer VA

      Urged Egyptian government to release six detained journalists immediately.

      Release ↗

  2. Oct 1, 2026
  3. Sep 30, 2026
  4. Sep 29, 2026
  5. Sep 28, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works