By Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Donald Trump should pick someone to be his secretary of state who will advocate for Donald Trump’s views on foreign policy. That sounds simple, but the mix of candidates bandied about by the media includes several who don’t share the president-elect’s worldview. Trump has been clear and consistent about his […]
For more than 100 years, the governments of both the United States and Canada forcibly assimilated generations of Native people, taking their children and sending them to English-only boarding schools — a process that pushed the majority of indigenous languages to the brink of extinction. More than 35 years ago, a small Mohawk tribe in
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USASomewhere between falsely claiming millions of Americans voted illegally and threatening to scale back the progress Barack Obama made in normalizing relations with Cuba, Donald Trump got himself a nice new hat. It’s red. It’s white. It’s the same, box-like shape of Trump’s infamous “MAKE AMERICAN GREAT AGAIN” hat, which became such an icon of
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USAHARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Monday continued her campaign to contest the election results in three battleground states, filing suit in Pennsylvania seeking a statewide recount. Legal papers filed in Commonwealth Court by a lawyer for Stein’s campaign contend the Nov. 8 election was “illegal” and the results inaccurate
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USALet us now praise Donald Trump — on one count, anyway: He realizes he faces an ethics problem. Last week, when the president-elect talked to the New York Times, he was widely quoted as saying that conflict of interest laws don’t apply to the president. “The law is totally on my side,” he said. “The
SPIES IN PALESTINE: LOVE, BETRAYAL AND THE HEROIC LIFE OF SARAH AARONSOHN By James Srodes Counterpoint, $24, 203 pages By Joseph C. Goulden In more than half a century of reading intelligence literature, seldom have I encountered an operative with the raw courage of Sarah Aaronsohn. Whatever spy tradecraft the woman knew was self-taught. She
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle EastActor Fritz Weaver has died at the age of 90. Weaver’s daughter, Lydia Weaver, and son-in-law, Bruce Ostler, told the Associated Press that he died at his New York City home Saturday night. No cause of death was provided. Weaver won a Tony in 1970 for his part in the drama, “Child’s Play.” RELATED: Why
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastJonathan Greenblatt is an American social entrepreneur, corporate executive and the sixth National Director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Prior to heading ADL, Greenblatt served in the White House as Special Assistant to Barack Obama and Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. By Daniel Greenfield / Israpundit The media’s
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Middle East, USAFrom artists to newspapermen, the early Jewish community on the Caribbean island set many precedents — before being decimated by assimilation, immigration and intermarriage By Julie Masis KINGSTON, Jamaica — “Is this the way to the Jewish church?” a Jamaican driver yells out of the window of his car. “Yes, just keep going straight,” someone
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Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodAssad forces recaptured 6 rebel-held areas in embatteled city over the weekend; over 200 killed since assault began 13 days ago By Karam al-Masri and Layal Abou Rahal Syrian displaced families gather at a makeshit camp on November 27, 2016 in the government-held district of Jibreen in Aleppo, as civilians have fled the eastern part
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Middle EastOver 500,000 U.S. diplomatic cables from 1979 have been released by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Not much has been heard from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange since his Internet access was cut off at Ecuador’s London embassy in mid-October, but he made up for lost time on Monday. Reporters around the world now have access to
FORT WORTH, Texas — Art Sisneros just couldn’t do it. After months of thought, the welding supply salesman chosen as one of 38 Texans to serve on this year’s Electoral College couldn’t vote for Republican President-elect Donald Trump, a man he doesn’t consider “biblically qualified” to serve in the White House. So Sisneros, a 40-year-old
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USAAccording to the Board of State Canvassers, Donald Trump officially won Michigan as of Monday afternoon, almost three weeks after his stunning victory in the presidential election. The Republican businessman won the state’s 16 electoral votes with a 10,704-vote margin over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Related: Why Hillary Clinton is being pushed to challenge
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USACHARLESTON, S.C. — Three days after accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was found mentally fit to stand trial, he will be his own lawyer in the trial where the federal government is seeking the death penalty. Roof’s surprise request to act as his own attorney — made Sunday night and approved Monday morning by
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