The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday aimed at addressing reports of rising antisemitism on college campuses, where activists angered by Israel's war against Hamas have been protesting for months and more recently set up encampments on campus grounds. The Antisemitism Awareness Act would see the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism for the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws regarding education programs. The bill passed with a 320-91 vote. Seventy Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against the measure. This bill's passing was met with a variety of opinions. Many on the grassroots right and left view the bill as an attack on free speech. But surprisingly, there are some on the conservative side of the aisle who do not think the bill goes far enough. Conservative commentator and founder of The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro, informed his audience on Thursday that he would be appearing before congress to ask them to consider expanding the detention of antisemitism stating, "I personally think this bill is a great start, but it simply does not go far enough. As I've said, Hamas runs the white house. This is why one of the most vile antisemitic phrases of our time -- Christ is King -- was not included in this bill." He also mentioned that "bills like this are essential to combat dangerous bigots like Tucker Carlson."

Washington, DC - Following the passing of the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 with significant bipartisan support, a group of house Republicans have introduced a new bill -- the We Might as Well Stop Pretending Act -- that seeks to update the current flag of the United States by adding the Star of David to the iconic red, white, and blue. According to someone familiar with the earlier draft of the bill, there was consideration about just adding an additional star to represent Israel as the U.S. 51st state, but considering the growing influence Israel has over the United States they decided to make the Star of David more prominent. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is one of the co-sponsors of the bill and even showed off a new Star of David eye patch at a press briefing to discuss the new bill. He stated that "We believe this new flag would not only be significantly more transparent but will also ensure our ability to continue receiving critical campaign contributions from AIPAC". When asked about people who would oppose the changing of the flag he responded with "I think we've made it very clear where we stand on antisemitism. This type of bigotry will simply not be tolerated." All though their was initial pushback from the grassroots, we've already started to see the same bipartisan efforts that led to the passing of the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has already signaled support of this bill saying that "The current U.S. flag is a disgusting symbol of white supremacy so any change would be gladly welcomed."