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California Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval of wide-ranging gun control legislation in July has triggered a run on firearms in the state, with some stores reporting sales have doubled since then. Starting Jan. 1, the general public in California can no longer buy semiautomatic rifles equipped with bullet-buttons that allow for the quick removal and replacement […]

As Donald Trump builds his cabinet and administration ahead of Inauguration Day on January 20th, Trump”s Jewish offspring are preparing for the spiritual transition to Washington D.C. Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner, and the couple”s three children are relocating from New York to the capital, amid suggestions both the President-elect”s daughter and son-in-law could

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, headed to Hawaii for their last vacation as the first family. The group touched down at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on the island of Oahu early Saturday morning. The family plans on spending the holidays in the Aloha State and won’t return to

Despite his protestations, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has emerged as the top choice of rogue electors seeking to throw the presidency to someone other than Republican Donald Trump. Those behind the effort to oust Mr. Trump at Monday’s Electoral College vote spent the weekend urging Republican electors to vote instead for Mr. Kasich, even though

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says President-elect Donald Trump could go down as one of the most consequential presidents in history due to the radical shift he represents from the established world order. “I believe he has the possibility of going down in history as a very considerable president,” Mr. Kissinger said in an

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Rabbi Shumley Boteach There are few Jewish journalists I like and respect as much as Samuel Freedman, a distinguished professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Pulitzer-prize nominee, which is why if he criticizes me I take it seriously. Sam wrote a lengthy feature on me and my

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Friday certified a record-breaking count of 14.6 million ballots cast statewide, calling the November 2016 election “smooth” and free of compromises or breaches. Padilla, a Democrat who endorsed Hillary Clinton during the primary season, once more disputed a claim by President-elect Donald Trump of rampant