Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that nobody is going to “fall through the cracks” as Republicans move to repeal and replace Obamacare, and he said President Trump clearly laid out a framework of ideas on health care in his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday. “We’ve made repealing [and] replacing Obamacare […]
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USAWhite House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that he was encouraged that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is willing to to work on an infrastructure program with President Trump after rejecting every other olive branch extended to Democrats. Mr. Schumer earlier in the day balked at Mr. Trump’s offers during an address to
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USATwo buildings at a university in Montreal were evacuated Wednesday after a letter was sent threatening to set off bombs targeting Muslim students. The letter, from a group calling itself the “Council of Conservative Citizens of Canada” and describing itself as “the underground C4 Chapter at Concorida University” was addressed to “all Moslem students” and
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International, USAWASHINGTON — He didn’t attack the fake news. He didn’t brag about his overwhelming Electoral College win. He didn’t even mock the poor television ratings of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Instead, President Donald Trump delivered a speech to Congress that was chock full of policy priorities as he outlined a vision for the country for the next
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused a plea from Democratic Party lawyers, at least for now, to rein in alleged “racial gerrymandering” by Republican-led states in the South that protects black lawmakers at the expense of other Democrats. Instead, the justices decided Wednesday against ruling on a Virginia case over racial gerrymandering and sent
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USARussia’s most advanced attack submarine, the Severodvinsk class, could approach the US coast and launch nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. (Navy graphic) WASHINGTON: It’s time to build up missile defenses against limited attacks from Russia and China, leading experts gingerly suggest in a forthcoming study. While we can’t stop an all-out nuclear barrage, they say, we can
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International, USAThe Senate on Wednesday morning overwhelmingly approved Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department, overcoming objections from Democratic leadership to yet another of President Trump’s cabinet nominees. Mr. Zinke, a Montana Republican and the first Navy SEAL elected to the U.S. House, garnered strong bipartisan support. He was approved by a final vote of
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USADUBAI (Press Release) – Senior officials of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish Human Rights NGO, commended President Trump for opening his speech to both Houses of Congress by denouncing the ongoing threats to JCCs and recent attacks on Jewish cemeteries. “We are grateful that the President condemned anti-Semitism during this pivotal speech to
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International, USANEW YORK (Press Release) – The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council issued the following statement on Wednesday, March 1: We agree with the President’s assertion in his speech at the Joint Session of Congress that “we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.” Our organization exemplifies that idea – the
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The ongoing bomb threats aimed at Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) have sown fear in more than 100 Jewish communities and institutions across the country. “We call upon our public officials, in both word and deed, to do everything in their power to put a stop to these threats and incidents,”
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USAJewish Agency for Israel Executive Chairman Natan Sharansky released a statement in response to the recent wave of anti-Semitic incidents in the US and around the world. “I am deeply concerned by the wave of anti-Semitic attacks and threats that has been sweeping across the United States in recent days and weeks,” Sharansky said. “If
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International, Middle East, USA‘Stand together with our Jewish brothers and sisters,‘ says local mayor, as Trump condemns wave of anti-Semitic attacks By Times of Israel staff Temple Adath B’nai Israel in Evansville, Indiana, where an apparent bullet hole was found in a classroom window, March 1, 2017. (Eyewitness News screenshot.) The Federal Bureau of Investigations is to probe
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USAAn Islamic State-linked Telegram channel has called on followers to launch attacks on Jewish communities in the West by disguising themselves as Jews and hiding weapons under their coat. The message appeared in a chat room named “Lone Mujahid,” a resource for ISIS supporters looking to carry out “lone-wolf” style attacks, the multi-media news platform
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International, Middle East, USADespite claiming he’s the “least anti-Semitic” person around, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday the wave of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. could be so-called false flags perpetrated by Jews themselves to make his administration look bad. Trump, speaking before a group of state attorneys general in Washington said the incidents, which included vandalism at old
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