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A New State Department Order to Revoke Visas Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

The Trump travel ban could have far wider effects than previously understood for foreigners who waited years as State Department officials reviewed their immigrant visa applications. The new policy, disclosed yesterday, means that immigrants hoping to join their families in the United States from the affected countries may have to start the lengthy process all […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish groups condemn anti- Muslim prejudice

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, CEO, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, expressed deep concern about growing expressions of hostility and divisiveness.  The leaders condemned the brutal attack on Muslim worshipers at a mosque in Quebec which killed six people and wounded several others during

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International, USA

The predictable comparison of political opponents as Hitler

SAN DIEGO, February 1, 2017 – We may be immersed in the most unusual political transition in American history, but there is one constant that we can always count on: Tired, predictable comparisons to Nazis. The Nazi card has been played by both sides of the table. President Trump himself described a recent, problematic intelligence

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International, Jewish History, USA

Ku Klux Klan Members Explain Why They Love Donald Trump

Ending illegal immigration, building a border wall and preventing terrorists from coming into the U.S. are a handful of the points on Klu Klux Klan leader Will Quigg’s checklist for “making America great again.” And Quigg, who says the nation was “founded to be free, white and Christian,” feels confident that President Donald Trump’s promises

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US Defense Secretary Embarks on Damage Control Mission to East Asia

On his first official trip to South Korea and Japan this week, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis is expected to reassure allies made nervous by President Donald Trump’s criticisms of “free rider” nations that do not pay their fair share of mutual defense costs. “I think that uncertainty is viewed as destabilizing or potentially destabilizing.

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International, USA

Trump to witness return of remains of Navy SEAL killed in botched Yemen raid

DOVER, Del. — President Donald Trump headed Wednesday to partake for the first time in one of the most solemn rituals of the office, witnessing the return of the body of a Navy SEAL killed this week in the first known counterterrorism operation of Trump’s presidency. Trump made an unannounced trip to Dover Air Force

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Middle East, USA

Conservative NC group says churches should abandon their Boy Scout troops

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The conservative North Carolina Values Coalition, which championed North Carolina’s anti-gay House Bill 2, is now taking a stand against the Boy Scouts of America for announcing this week that it will begin admitting transgender boys to its ranks. Churches that host Boy Scout troops are being asked to abandon them for

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Confirmation of Betsy DeVos in peril as two GOP senators defect

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is facing his most serious Cabinet confirmation battle yet after two GOP senators on Wednesday announced that they will be voting against his nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. In speeches on the Senate floor, both Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said they were

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

New Iran sanctions bill introduced in House

 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) on Wednesday, Feb. 1, introduced the Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 to target the Islamic Republic’s support for terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic missile program. The lawmakers serve as Co-Chairs of the House Republican Israel

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Middle East, USA

Why does Trump seem to have trouble on Shabbat?

An item on the site of American journal “Vanity Fair” claims that Donald Trump makes mistakes particularly on the Shabbat when his daughter Ivanka and her husband who both observe the Shabbat cannot supervise him. According to the article, Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, is fumimg over this situation. The journalist, Emily Jane

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Jewish History, USA

Vincent Tolliver ejected from DNC chair race over criticism of Keith Ellison’s Muslim faith

The Democratic National Committee has ousted a candidate running for party chair over comments he made regarding Rep. Keith Ellison’s Muslim faith. Vincent Tolliver, who participated in a DNC forum over the weekend in Houston, was removed from the contest after The Hill newspaper reported that the former House candidate in Arkansas had said that

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