White House counselor Kellyanne Conway broke up a fight between two tuxedo-clad men and threw some “mean punches” herself at an inaugural ball Friday evening in Washington, D.C., according to senior Fox Business correspondent Charlie Gasparino. Mr. Gasparino wrote on Facebook Monday about the alleged encounter at the invite-only Liberty Ball, which took place just […]
The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a move that could affect a significant part of the agency’s budget allocations and even threaten to disrupt core operations ranging from toxic cleanups to water quality testing, according to records and interviews. In one email exchange obtained
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) praises Delegate Dave A. LaRock of the Virginia House of Delegates for introducing a bill to amend the Virginia Code to recognize anti-Semitism as a form of unlawful discriminatory practice. Delegate LaRock, along with Delegate Mark L. Cole, introduced the bill to
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‘Bad Jews’ will start conversations By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — What is precious to us? What little keepsakes do we hang onto that may hold little monetary value to others but are priceless to us? Such an item was Poppy’s chai, a little trinket of the Hebrew letters chet and yud that
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Eric George Tauber, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This past Friday, the world witnessed a peaceful transition of power in our country. Indeed, it is the kind of event we ought to be celebrating regardless how we may feel about the new President being elected. In North Korea, Muslim theocracies, and in other totalitarian
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USATEL AVIV, Israel — The city of Jerusalem, emboldened by anticipated support from the Trump administration, on Sunday authorized the construction of some 560 new homes in areas of the city claimed by the Palestinians as a capital of their future state. The announcement came as members of Israel’s right-wing government clamored for Israeli expansion
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Rex Tillerson, the Exxon Mobil CEO who is President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of State, has overcome a major hurdle on his way to Senate confirmation. Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who had resisted Tillerson’s appointment, said Sunday they have decided to support his nomination.
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International, USAFormer first lady Michelle Obama took to Twitter Friday to tweet out her first message since leaving the White House. She sent the tweet from her old Twitter account, which hasn’t been used since 2013, to assure her followers that she won’t be gone long, writing, “After an extraordinary 8 years, I’ll be taking a
Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump may hire his son-in-law Jared Kushner to be one of his most influential White House counselors, the US Justice Department said, noting anti-nepotism laws do not apply to the president. The law “does not bar this appointment because the president’s special hiring authority … exempts positions in the
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USAMarvin Hier’s blessing at new president’s swearing-in met by wave of online posts featuring Nazi imagery, racist abuse By Times of Israel staff An anti-Semitic caricature posted on Twitter is pasted over the face of Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in a photo in which he is seen delivering a blessing
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USAAn Israeli official close to US President Donald Trump on Sunday refuted Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s claims that the Trump administration asked Netanyahu “not to surprise them.” On Saturday night, Netanyahu asked Jewish Home ministers not to bring the Ma’ale Adumim sovereignty law to a Knesset vote on Sunday, claiming Israel should not surprise
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Middle East, USANot long after President Donald Trump was sworn in, we happened to run into the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the street. He gave a thumbs-up to Trump’s inauguration speech but said the new commander in chief has much work to do in order to unify a nation riven by a divisive campaign. “The speech was
President Trump’s chief of staff accused the media of attempting to “delegitimize” President Trump on his first days in office and vowed to “fight back” against slanted coverage. “I’m saying there is an obsession by the media to delegitimize this president, and we are not going to sit around and let it happen,” Reince Priebus
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USAHarking back to the Nixon administration, a defensive senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway hit the Sunday talk show circuit, complaining the press has not given President Donald Trump and his team a fair shake and suggesting reporters stop pointing out when administration statements clash with facts. Conway, standing on the White House lawn, berated
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