WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moderated language in a resolution that had called on President Obama to assist Israel should it strike Iran. The committee last week sent to the full Senate a resolution that reiterates backing for the close US-Israel relationship and for sanctions targeting Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program. It also “urges that, if the Government of Israel is compelled to take military action in legitimate self-defense against Iran’s nuclear ...

WASHINGTON — He had them until abortion. US Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was addressing the Reform movement’s Consultation on Conscience conference about his passion, human rights and success in creating mechanisms to combat human trafficking and shine a light on global anti-Semitism. The crowd gathered in a large Capitol Hill conference room Tuesday afternoon, April 23, was transfixed, laughing along with Smith’s practiced self-deprecation and applauding his commitment....