Republican senators are warning that any effort to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be met with stiff resistance – with Sen. Lindsey Graham saying Thursday that “there will be holy hell to pay” if the attorney general is pushed out. President Trump has lashed out at Mr. Sessions repeatedly in recent days, saying he’s
In June, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and one of his most trusted advisers, tweeted her support for the LGBTQ community in recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month. The 35-year-old, who traded in her corporate life to become an official White House employee in March, said that she was “proud to support” her LGBTQ friends and
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USA‘Hands off Poland!’ That is the message from nationalist protesters who gathered in Warsaw to express outrage after the EU said it would take legal action over Polish plans to give politicians more power in hiring and firing judges. Their anger was aimed among others at Donald Tusk – former Polish Prime Minister and now
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InternationalComedian who played Democratic senator in ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketches says the two are ‘third cousins or something’ By Stuart Winer Larry David played democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in a Saturday Night Live skit of the first 2016 Democratic Presidential Debate, October 17, 2015 (Screenshot from YouTube) Veteran comedian Larry David revealed Wednesday that he
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThe ugly spectacle of Donald Trump trying to bully Attorney General Jeff Sessions into resigning leads inevitably to one question: What is the president afraid of? Why has Trump unleashed a flood of verbal and twitter abuse against Sessions, one of his earliest and most loyal supporters, a man beloved by Trump’s base and backed
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International, USAThe United States issued a travel warning Wednesday urging caution to any U.S. citizens traveling to Mexico. The State Department said those who drink alcohol in Mexico should “do so in moderation” and “stop and seek medical attention if you begin to feel ill.” The statement appeared to refer to the possibility of tainted drinks
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International, Travel and FoodLong-awaited projects in Alaska – including the potentially life-saving King Cove road and oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – are now in jeopardy as President Trump reportedly looks for revenge on the state and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in particular after her vote against the GOP health care bill earlier this week.
WASHINGTON — A knife fight for control of the West Wing broke into the open Thursday morning as President Donald Trump’s new communications director Anthony Scaramucci lashed out at White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in a televised interview, accusing Priebus of leaking and standing in the way of Trump’s agenda. “The fish stinks
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USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson LONDON, England — As is our custom, Yigal and I take each grandchild to London as a bar-or bat-mitzva present and in order for them to familiarize themselves with their ‘roots.’ These are truly rather farcical roots, as the fact that their grandmother (i.e., yours truly) was born and brought up in
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, InternationalIn letter to justice minister, religious leaders object to policies calls that ‘run contrary to human morality’ By Stuart Winer Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked attends a Constitution, Law, and Justice, Committee meeting in the Knesset on July 9, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Dozens of religious-Zionist rabbis declared their support for Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s ruling against
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Middle EastIslamic authority wants access to Temple Mount returned to situation before July 14 attack — more gates open, no railings, no cameras By Avi Issacharoff and Times of Israel staff Waqf (Muslim Trust) officials and others prepare to pray outside the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City, rather than enter the compound via metal detectors
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Middle EastLegislation must openly say it will safeguard the rights of minorities, insists maverick Likud lawmaker By Marissa Newman Likud MK Benny Begin speaks during a vote on the so-called Regulation Bill, controversial legislation that seeks to legitimize illegal West Bank outposts, in the Knesset on December 7, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Maverick Likud MK Benny Begin
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Middle EastWASHINGTON—After Senate Republicans agreed to open debate Tuesday to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, they quickly shot down what was once their leading proposal for repealing and replacing Obamacare. Republicans rejected their revised bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, despite having added a provision from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, favored by conservatives and another from
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USAA video of a black teenager being harassed by a security officer in Harris County, Houston, Texas, went viral as soon as it emerged on social media Tuesday. In the video recorded by Marvel Gibson, he is heard saying that he was going door-to-door to distribute cards for his business of mowing yards while his
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