White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday announced the Trump administration will be cracking down on states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Here is the key portion of his remarks from the White House transcript: Q. I have a question on medical marijuana. Our state voters passed a medical marijuana amendment in
President Trump accused the FBI on Friday of failing to prevent sensitive leaks to the media, as the administration beats back news that White House officials asked the agency to knock down reports about alleged contact between the Trump campaign and Russia last year. “The FBI is totally unable to stop the national security ‘leakers’
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International, USAIndependent French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron appears to be getting a boost amid his new alliance with influential centrist Francois Bayrou. His first round score is up by 3.5 points, according to one opinion poll – putting him ahead of conservative candidate Francois Fillon. Hailing the partnership, Macron said: “The step that was taken, our
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InternationalSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) urged President Trump on Friday to reconsider his nomination of David Friedman to be the U.S. Ambassador to Israel after CNN reported on a video of Friedman bragging about undermining support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine peace process and criticizing the Anti-Defamation League. Rep.
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Middle East, USAOne of the fiercest critics of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima is in police custody following her arrest. She was accused of drugs offences just weeks after opening an investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings sanctioned by Duterte in August last year. “Like what I have always said and I will repeat now,
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InternationalRamallah, Tel Aviv- The Palestinian authority rejected statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Australia on Thursday on granting autonomy to the Palestinians. “Neither autonomy nor canton. Those two options are a bygone—without a Palestinian state with Jerusalem for a capital and stretching across national territory, there will be no peace,” Palestine Liberation
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International, Middle EastThey are my great protectors — leftist Jews, professional Democrat Jews, Jews in Hollywood and on Broadway, Jews in the liberal mainstream media. For a year and more, they have been in the forefront protecting me from the “anti-Semitism” of candidate — now President — Donald Trump, from Steve Bannon and Breitbart, from the Republican
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USAWASHINGTON – Don’t blame Donald Trump or the right for surging anti-Semitism in America, says Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Instead, he told the Times of Israel, look left and to growing Jew hatred on America’s college campuses. “Obviously there is problem with anti-Semitism and…
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Middle East, USAWith rising anti-Semitic incidents around the country and in particular rising hate crimes across New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo called together leaders from across the Jewish community and other faith based communities to a round table discussion at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Thursday. Despite the haste with which the gathering was called,
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USAIsrael will stop issuing work visas to Human Rights Watch staff, the NGO said Friday, with the Jewish State accusing the group of being “fundamentally biased” against it. The New York-based organization, which has written critical reports accusing Israel of “severe and discriminatory restrictions on Palestinians” human rights,” applied months ago for a visa for
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Middle East, USALas Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson told a private crowd of Republican donors Thursday evening that President Donald Trump will be the “best president for Israel ever,” in a significant show of backing from one of the most influential Republican contributors. Adelson made the comments at the event, held at Adelson’s Venetian Hotel in Las
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Middle East, USAPresident Trump received a raucous reception at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, thanking the “power of the people” for electing him and slamming the “fake news” media for much of his address. “Now you finally have a president, finally!” Mr. Trump told the cheering crowd at National Harbor. “It took you a long
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USAWASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release)- The Republican Jewish Coalition announced Wednesday that former Senator Norm Coleman will be the coalition’s next National Chairman. Senator Coleman was elected to replace outgoing Chairman David Flaum, the organizations longest-tenured Chair. “I could not be more proud of what we at the RJC have been able to accomplish over the past 10
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USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−It’s always risky to prognosticate the winners of the Academy Awards. While the nominees usually exemplify excellent filmmaking, which ones will garner the gold statuettes often reflect contemporary politics, personality issues, and studio lobbying. My predictions are based more on monitoring entertainment and trade publications than on my own tastes. BEST
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