'Malicious poison': GOP senator slams Biden's antisemitism envoy pick for criticizing his Jan. 6 rhetoric 25 minutes ago | By Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday accused President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as the top U.S. antisemitism envoy of engaging in “malicious poison” after the renowned Holocaust scholar called out the Wisconsin Republican for “white supremacy.” Deborah Lipstadt, the Emory University professor nominated last year to serve as the State Department's special envoy for monitoring and combatting antisemitism, has faced scrutiny from Republicans for her past public criticism of what she identified as dangerous rhetoric - including occasional calloutsofspecific lawmakers,...