Donald Trump’s election has led to such a steep rise in fundamentalist Christian evangelizing and religious bigotry in the U.S. armed forces that the matter is reaching the level of a “national security threat,” according to information shared exclusively with Newsweek by an organization that represents and advocates for secular and minority religious views in […]
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USARIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump struck a series of deals with Saudi Arabia on his two-day visit but the kingdom is still anxiously waiting for him to deliver on something else: the repeal of a contentious 2016 law that allows relatives of 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom for their deaths. Saudi officials
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump on Monday took in the sweeping history of Jerusalem’s Old City on a visit in which he hopes to make some of his own, urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to take strides toward peace that have eluded U.S. leaders for decades. Starting the second leg of his foreign trip, Trump
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International, Middle East, USASheldon Ritz was expecting business as usual at the storied King David Hotel in Jerusalem last week. Several notable names—such as the Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard and former Republican governor Mike Huckabee—were to stay, alongside the usual slew of tourists. But for the hotel’s head of operations, confirmation on May 5 that President Donald
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Middle East, USAFormer national security advisor Michael Flynn’s attempt to claim his Fifth Amendment rights to avoid giving documents to the Senate committee probing Russian influence in the 2016 election may not hold up, legal experts tell Newsweek. Simply claiming the Fifth doesn’t allow a person to avoid turning over incriminating documents. Federal investigators regularly subpoena and
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USAJERUSALEM — Israeli officials say Trump has led them astray by failing to follow through on repeated promises to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “For the record, we recognize Washington, D.C.,” said Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. who now serves as deputy minister for diplomacy in the
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment might protect him against self-incrimination — but it could also escalate a clash involving immunity, contempt and some tough choices for Senate Republicans. Flynn formally invoked the Fifth Amendment on Monday, thwarting Senate Intelligence Committee members for now but underscoring how
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International, USAUS Vice President Mike Pence got a frosty welcome at a graduation ceremony in his home state of Indiana on Sunday, when dozens of students walked out in protest against what they called his discriminatory policies. The protesters, among thousands of graduates, faculty and guests gathered in the University of Notre Dame’s football stadium, stood
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USAA federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that a libel lawsuit over the infamous anti-Donald Trump dossier will remain in her Miami courtroom. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled against a motion filed by the defendant Buzzfeed, which asked that the case be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The news website also had sought a
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International, USAFormer White House intern Monica Lewinsky says Fox News Channel may become “fair and balanced” with the death of the network’s ex-chief executive, Roger Ailes. Friends and family mourned at St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday during Mr. Ailes’ funeral. Ms. Lewinsky penned an op-ed less than 48 hours later
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was caught making diplomatic small talk with First Lady Melania Trump upon President Donald Trump’s arrival in Israel on Monday, flagging up something they share in common: the media’s alleged hatred of both couples. Landing at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, fresh from visiting Saudi Arabia,
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Middle East, USAJERUSALEM — President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he revealed that Israel was the source of intelligence about a terrorist threat to commercial airliners during his meeting with Russian diplomats earlier this month. Just arrived in Israel on Monday, and speaking here alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump insisted, “I never mentioned the
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Middle East, USAThe former real estate magnate doesn’t see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a simple land dispute. As opposed to his predecessors, he focuses on the religious dimension By Raphael Ahren At Shimon Peres’s funeral last year, famed author Amos Oz described the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a simple but striking metaphor. “Because Israelis and Palestinians cannot suddenly
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Middle East, USAA Florida man who was formerly a neo-Nazi but recently converted to Islam killed his two roommates Friday for “disrespecting” the Muslim faith. Police in Tampa, Florida arrested Devon Arthurs after he held three people hostage inside a smoke shop before leading authorities to the bodies of his two roommates. Arthurs, 18, yelled “Allah Mohammed”
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