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Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership​

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Updated 11:01 PM CDT, March 13, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-Muslim rhetoric from some Republicans in Congress intensified this week against the backdrop of the Iran war, with multiple lawmakers — including one who said “Muslims don’t belong in American society” — drawing condemnation from Democrats for their remarks but little pushback from GOP leaders.

The derogatory language has been percolating among Republican officials for months, often prominent when criticizing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim. But against the backdrop of the Iran war, a country with an overwhelmingly Muslim population, and attacks at a synagogue in Michigan and a college in Virginia, the tone sharpened this week.

“The enemy is inside our gates,” Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville wrote Thursday in response to a photo of Mamdani sitting on the ground during an iftar dinner at New York City Hall. The photo was juxtaposed with a picture of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Hours later, Tuberville doubled down: “To be clear, I didn’t ‘suggest’ Islamists are the enemy. I said it plainly.”

The rhetoric intensified Friday as GOP lawmakers responded to the attacks in Michigan and Virginia by urging a halt to all immigration into the United States. Some singled out Muslims specifically. ...

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Judge quashes subpoenas in Justice Department's investigation of Fed chair Jerome Powell

A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill.
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Some Republicans warn Trump's SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote

These senators see no way to get around the Senate's 60-vote threshold. Others in the GOP are frustrated that Trump appears more focused on this bill than on tackling the cost of living.
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US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure

President Donald Trump says the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that the island’s oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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US sending expeditionary force of 2,500 Marines to the Middle East

The United States is sending a 2,500-strong Marine expeditionary force to the Middle East, according to a U.S. official.
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8 accused of antifa ties convicted on terrorism charges over shooting at Texas immigration facility

The charges followed President Donald Trump’s order last fall to designate antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
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Multiple Republicans in Congress post openly anti-Muslim statements

At least four congressional Republicans have expressed anti-Islamic sentiments on social media in the wake of the Iran War and recent violent attacks in the U.S.
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Trump says US bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran's oil network

President Donald Trump says the U.S. bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network. Trump made the announcement Friday in a social media post.
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Democrats say Epstein's accountant made "inconsistent" statements about Trump accuser

Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for more than a decade, testified before the Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
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US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department

Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the last week have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of a U.S. war with Iran and a counterterrorism system strained by the widespread departures of experienced national security professionals at the FBI and Justi
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House Oversight Committee seeks testimony from prison guard on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died

Tova Noel was working the night when authorities said that the notorious sex offender killed himself in his jail cell and said she believed she was the last person to see him alive.
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Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

Richard Grenell is stepping down as president of the Kennedy Center after leading changes that drive artists away.
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Zelenskyy says US 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions is 'not the right decision'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
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GOP Congressman says ‘Muslims don’t belong’ in America

GOP Rep. Andy Ogles under fire for saying "Muslims don't belong" in U.S.; and Trump won't sign laws until SAVE Act passes.
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Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast

The Energy Department cited U.S. military dependence on foreign oil.
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DOJ moves to drop charges against man who burned U.S. flag outside White House

Jan Carey was facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal court.
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State lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Georgia Trump election case

Georgia lawmakers pressed former special prosecutor Nathan Wade about contact his team had with federal investigators while pursuing an election interference case against President Donald Trump.
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President Trump thanked TSA agents for going to work but "not being paid" amid an ongoing partial government shutdown, which has seen agents quitting and absences doubling.

Mr. Trump blamed the radical left in a social media post Saturday for refusing "to honor the deal that was approved and voted on in Congress." He directed portions of the post to TSA agents and said, "Keep fighting for the USA. GO TO WORK! I promise that I will never forget you!!!

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Dems continue to reject GOP efforts to fund ICE in DHS fight despite terror concerns: 'That's on them'

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