The United States ‘stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms,’ the president says one day after latest wave of JCC bomb threats By Eric Cortellessa President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul […]
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USAOn the day he was set to address Congress for the first time as commander in chief, President Donald Trump scrambled expectations for his immigration policy when he told news anchors Tuesday that he is open to a bill that would grant legal status to undocumented immigrants living in the United States. “The time is
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International, USAIn his much-anticipated first address to Congress, President Trump backed away from a key healthcare promise he made just last month. Trump told the Washington Post in January that his goal of healthcare reform was “insurance for everybody,” but on Tuesday night in the Capitol, the president added an important modifier, arguing the country should
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAU.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to the wife of a Navy SEAL killed in a controversial raid in Yemen during his speech to Congress on Tuesday. Close to the end of his hour-long speech, Trump said that Congress was “blessed to be joined tonight” by Carryn Owens, the widow of William “Ryan” Owens. The
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Middle East, USAVirginia lawmaker wants ‘assurance that this recent set of coordinated anti-Semitic attacks are being given the serious attention they deserve’ By Eric Cortellessa Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, then a vice presidential candidate, speaks in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 before Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton conceded to Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) WASHINGTON
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USABarack Obama made history by reportedly signing the biggest book deal for a former president Tuesday, but it was the future that was on his mind, according to one of his good friends. After barely more than a month into being out of professional politics, Obama was set to make a triumphant return to lead
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USAJERUSALEM (Press Release) –Newly installed Republican Jewish Coalition Chairman, Sen. Norm Coleman, Leader of the Zionist Union, Isaac Herzog and the leader of the Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid, today addressed the Jewish People Policy Institute conference on the Future of the Jewish People in Jerusalem. Both Israeli political leaders discussed the need for Israel
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Middle East, USABALTIMORE, Maryland (Press Release) —The NAACP announced the six newest members to its 64-member National Board of Directors will include Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Washington-based Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Elected during the Association’s recent annual board meeting February 18 in New York, the group includes a variety of leaders with a
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is the text of President Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress, as prepared for delivery on February 28, 2017: THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of
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International, Middle East, USAAn adviser to President Donald Trump appeared to suggest Tuesday that Democrats may be responsible for the wave of bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers in the past two months. Anthony Scaramucci, a confidant to Trump who was nominated for the role of liaison to the business community before later having his name withdrawn over
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USAPHILADELPHIA — The toppling of about 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia’s Wissinoming section occurred at least five days earlier than first reported to police on Sunday, according to a cemetery superintendent who visited the site last week. Bill Doran, the superintendent of Laurel Hill Cemetery in North Philadelphia, said he was at
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USASen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced that he is reintroducing a bill that would cut off funding to the Palestinian Authority for paying rewards to terrorists and their families Tuesday. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, welcomed Sen. Graham’s announcement. The Taylor Force Act, named for
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Middle East, USAThe U.S. bishops are responding with solidarity and concern for the Jewish community, following a surge in anti-Semitic actions in recent weeks. “On behalf of the Bishops and people of the Catholic Church, as the Chairman of the Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, I want to express our deep sympathy, solidarity, and support
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USACommunity groups have offered their support and solidarity to the Jewish community after two cemeteries, one in Philadelphia and one in St. Louis, were vandalized in the past week, with hundreds of headstones knocked over. The latest groups to reach out: two unions in Philadelphia. One union offered to replace the headstones at Mount Carmel
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