Janeese Lewis-George (YouTube) Democratic Socialists of America activist Janeese Lewis George is poised to become Washington, D.C.’s next mayor. Last year, she told her DSA comrades that she regretted voting in favor of a 2022 resolution condemning antisemitism, the Free Beacon’s Thomas Catenacci reports. During her November 2025 interview with leaders of the Metro D.C. DSA chapter, Lewis George said she no longer backed the resolution, which she sponsored and voted for as a member of the D.C. city council, because it conflated criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Back in real life, the resolution adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism and passed with a unanimous 13-0 vote. It was widely praised as a step to bolster the safety of the D.C. Jewish community. Lewis George said she “would not vote for it” if the “vote came up today,” adding, “I firmly believe that anti-Zionism and criticism of Israel is not antisemitism. I think that it’s so important for us in this moment to be clear on that and to stand firm in that.” The resolution, though, mentions Israel just three times: First to state that accusing Israel of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust is an “especially hurtful example of antisemitism,” second to condemn comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis, and third to note that accusing Jews of being more loyal to Israel than to their own nation “echoes antisemitic tropes of dual loyalty.” The IHRA definition the resolution adopts, meanwhile, enjoys bipartisan support and explicitly states that “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.” “The interview, revealed for the first time by the Washington Free Beacon, was part of a series of internal interviews the DSA chapter conducted with candidates running for city government as it mulled whom to endorse ahead of the 2026 election,” Catenacci writes. “It represents the latest example of Lewis George appearing to adopt a hardline stance against Israel in an effort to court the DSA’s support. … In March, Lewis George was forced to issue a statement saying she opposed antisemitism after Jewish Insider reported that she pledged in a DSA questionnaire never to attend events promoting Zionism or travel on political junkets to Israel.” READ MORE: Socialist Poised To Be DC’s Next Mayor Says She Now Regrets Backing Resolution Condemning Antisemitism, Unearthed DSA Recording Shows Additional Reading: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner—who has said sexual assault victims should “just take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f—ed up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to,” is now “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” after an ex-girlfriend accused him of drunkenly entering her house and raping her in 2021. The Democratic Party can choose a replacement for Platner if he exits the race by 5 p.m. Eastern on July 13. Buckle up, Michigan, the socialists are coming: Fresh off of primary wins in deep-blue House districts in New York and Colorado, the Democratic Socialists of America are headed to the heartland in an attempt to propel left-wing insurgent Abdul El-Sayed to victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. The party is reportedly providing El-Sayed’s campaign with organizers and volunteers. What could go wrong? An Inspector General audit of the Minority Business Development Agency’s flagship program supporting minority-owned businesses found that 96 percent of the reviewed transactions should not have been approved, revealing a stunning lack of oversight at the now-defunct agency, which was codified into law under the Biden administration and effectively gutted by the Trump administration last year. In one case, a business obtained a $33 million contract through the program without providing any paperwork. Check out our full Tuesday lineup below. ‘Hearty Congratulations’: Abdul El-Sayed Hailed Mosque Opening Alongside Holocaust Denier and Imam Who Asked Allah ‘To Grant Victory to Our Brothers in Iran’ Close to Half of New York City Schools Are Failing, New Report Says Socialist Poised To Be DC’s Next Mayor Says She Now Regrets Backing Resolution Condemning Antisemitism, Unearthed DSA Recording Shows Platner ‘Taking Time To Reflect’ on ‘Best Path Forward’ Following Rape Allegation Democratic Socialists of America Descend on Michigan To Boost El-Sayed for Senate Audit of Minority Business Development Agency Finds Mass Oversight Failure Thanks for reading the Washington Free Beacon! Subscribe for free to receive new posts. Subscribed