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As a child, I was brought up in a family-oriented Jewish neighborhood in New York. As such, I was always a friend of the Jews, and a fan of their cultural practices. Despite the fact that I went to public schools, the great majority of my teachers were Jewish in both Elementary and Junior High. […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he wants private companies to help send humans to Mars by the 2030s. Obama first said in 2010 he wanted to send astronauts “to orbit Mars and return them safely to Earth” by the mid-2030s with “a landing on Mars” to follow. In that speech at the

Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday blamed Republicans such as Paul Ryan and Kelly Ayotte for “blowing up the Republican Party” by criticizing nominee Donald Trump to the press. “What they’ve been saying is Donald Trump is blowing up the Republican Party. And I say that is a false narrative,” Ms. Ingraham

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is still supporting Donald Trump for president even though he was “disturbed,” “disappointed” and “embarrassed” by a video released last week revealing the Republican nominee, then a reality television star, bragging about groping women. “Let’s be really clear. It is completely indefensible and I won’t defend it

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The storied but hobbled Trump Taj Mahal shut its doors early Monday after 26 years of operation in this resort city, as striking casino workers chanted and massed one last time on the 102nd day of their strike and vowed, “We’ll be back.” The strikers held a moment of silence at

Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he wouldn’t cast a vote for Donald Trump in the presidential election, making it the first time ever that he hasn’t backed the Republican nominee. “For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for President,” the former California governor said

Were it not for a wardrobe malfunction, Kenneth Bone may not have wowed television audiences Sunday night with the red Christmas sweater that has helped turn him into an overnight sensation following the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. “I had a really nice olive suit that I love a great deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heading into the final four weeks of the campaign, Republicans are steeling for sweeping losses, not only of the White House but also possibly of the Senate and even the House of Representatives. The momentum’s not quite there yet — Hillary Clinton remains a deeply polarizing figure as the face of

Donald Trump’s threat in Sunday night’s presidential debate to appoint a special prosecutor to go after Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server is legally empty – but it’s genuinely dangerous nevertheless. Federal regulations give the appointment power to the attorney general, not the president, precisely to protect us against a president who uses

A top surrogate for Donald Trump said he is convinced the GOP establishment is behind the leaked the lewd audio and video recordings that have shaken up the presidential race. Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, which bills itself as the largest Christian University in the world, told WABC radio host Rita Cosby that

DETROIT — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wasted little time Monday in attacking her Republican opponent — using her Wayne State University appearance to rebut a number of Donald Trump’s claims during their second debate Sunday night. “Anybody see that debate last night? (You’ve) never seen anything like that,” she said seconds after a beyond-capacity

Sikh community leaders are urging that hate crime charges be filed against two men who were arrested on suspicion of severely beating a Sikh man in Richmond, Calif., last month and cutting off some of his hair. Maan Singh Khalsa, 41, was attacked in what Sikh leaders say was a hate-motivated assaulted directed at Khalsa’s

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence returned to Charlotte on Monday for his campaign’s first rally since the disclosure of a video showing Donald Trump speaking about women in vulgar sexual terms � and threw his support fully behind the presidential nominee. “It’s been an interesting few days,” said Pence, who was