U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to reporters following a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Texas: lawmakers launch ‘Sharia-Free America Caucus,’ aimed at countering Islam and Sharia law’s growing influence in U.S.

Two GOP lawmakers announced the launch of a new caucus in the House of Representatives, aimed at “protecting Western civilization in the United States” to educate Americans on the growing influence of Islam and specifically Sharia law.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Police say at least 16 people, including one suspected gunman, were killed and more than a dozen others injured when two attackers opened fire near a Hanukkah celebration at the world-famous Bondi Beach, in what authorities have declared a terrorist incident. (Photo by Audrey Richardson/Getty Images)

Syrian immigrant who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman during Hanukkah event suffers wounds after fighting off terrorist, says he’d still ‘do it again’

As the heinous antisemitic terrorist attack transpired at a Hannukah celebration in Sydney, where two gunman killed at least 15 and injured dozens, a bystander tackled and disarmed one of the shooters, despite being shot multiple times.

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