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“Quiet, Quiet!”: Trump Silences Jewish Reporter Who Asks Him About Attacks On Synagogues

During yet another disastrous press conference held on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump committed numerous attacks against the freedom of the press, attacking the legitimacy of the members of the press and silencing a Hasidic reporter who tried to ask an important question. As he often does, Trump referred to CNN as “fake news,” and […]

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Jewish History, USA

Trump skirts Russia issue, bashes media in freewheeling news conference

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that “nobody that I know of” from his campaign contacted Russian agents or government officials before his election. His denial was perhaps the most notable development in a lengthy news conference in which he berated the press and complained that he had “inherited a mess.” Trump also defended

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International, USA

Trump pick for ambassador to Israel has tough Senate hearing

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, faced hecklers and tough questions Thursday in his Senate confirmation hearing. Friedman, an attorney who worked for Trump and who has expressed hard-line, pro-Israel positions, sought to distance himself from his more inflammatory comments. “I cannot justify these hurtful words, which I deeply

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Middle East, USA

Trump’s labor secretary pick, Alexander Acosta, would be only Latino in Cabinet

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate former Justice Department official R. Alexander Acosta as labor secretary after his first pick, fast-food executive Andy Puzder, withdrew. If confirmed, Acosta would be the only Latino in Trump’s Cabinet. “I think he’ll be a tremendous secretary of labor,” Trump said in announcing the

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Davis seeks food help for enlisted military families

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) moved to aid military families being blocked from benefits that help them put food on the table. Rep. Davis introduced the Military Hunger Prevention Act (H.R. 1078) to ensure eligibility for food supplement benefits for servicemembers and their families. Davis was joined by Reps. Lynn

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San Diego County, USA

Did Abraham Lincoln’s bromance alter the course of American history?

By Charles B. Strozier, Professor of History, City University of New York. Joshua Speed found his BFF in Abraham Lincoln. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY In the spring of 1837, a “long, gawky, ugly, shapeless man” walked into Joshua Speed’s dry goods store in Springfield, Illinois, requesting supplies for a bed. Speed said the cost would

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Australia hints at openness to two-state solution alternatives

Tentatively backing Trump, foreign minister says government wants Palestinian statehood but will support new idea if both sides come up with something else By Stuart Winer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on September 4, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO) Australia’s foreign minister expressed

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International, Middle East, USA

‘We asked for recognition of Israel’s presence in the Golan’

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday held a press briefing following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he revealed that he asked Trump to fully recognize Israel”s presence in Golan Heights as part of the State of Israel. He noted that Trump did not rule out the possibility and was not surprised

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Middle East, USA

Puzder withdraws as labor secretary nominee amid Republican opposition

WASHINGTON — The troubled nomination of fast-food executive Andy Puzder to become President Donald Trump’s labor secretary collapsed Wednesday amid growing Republican opposition. Puzder, chief executive of Carpinteria, Calif.-based CKE Restaurants Inc., the parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains, abruptly withdrew his nomination just a day before he was to face his

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Majority of Americans say Donald Trump keeps promises, is a strong leader, can bring change: Poll

A new Gallup poll headline has the news: “Americans say Trump keeps promises, is a strong leader.” In an analysis, Gallup poll director Frank Newport writes: “Majorities of Americans believe President Trump keeps his promises, is a strong and decisive leader, and can bring about changes the country needs.” The numbers indeed show a nation

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