WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– In response to the release of the Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and ARZA: The Association of Reform Zionists […]
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Middle East, USABy Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — She uttered the words slowly and deliberately — as if speaking to a child. “At home and abroad, we are increasingly fighting the view that suggests we pull up the drawbridge and retreat into isolationism,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said Wednesday in San
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Ken Stone, USAPHILADELPHIA — The Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J., will close after Labor Day weekend in part because of an ongoing strike by workers, its owner company said Wednesday. “Currently the Taj is losing multimillions a month, and now with this strike, we see no path to profitability,” Tony Rodio, head of Taj
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USARepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration over a report in the Wall Street Journal which said it secretly funneled $400 million in cash to the Iranians in January, around the time four American prisoners were released from Tehran. Trump called the incident a “scandal”, and pointed out that negotiations opened
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International, Middle East, USAAttorney Marc Zell, chairman of the Republican Party”s Israel branch, suggested that despite a post-convention bump for Hillary Clinton, Democrats are beginning to panic over their nominee”s performance and the chances Donald Trump could win this November. Speaking with Arutz Sheva, Zell defended Trump from criticism over his recent dustup with Khizr and Ghazala Khan,
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USARepublican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s endorsement of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin re-election bid on Wednesday came barely a single day after his running mate, Donald Trump, refused to do the very same during an interview with The Washington Post. The split is prompting new concerns about the stability of the relationship between the
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USAA Democratic congresswoman is demanding Donald Trump undergo a psychological exam, saying he shows signs of a personality disorder that make him unfit to be president. Rep. Karen Bass insisted she wasn’t trying to mock those with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, saying she believes they can hold down some jobs – but that the White House
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USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s relations with the Republican Party — and his political fortunes — worsened dramatically Wednesday, as party leaders fretted openly about the inability of his campaign staff to control him and even began to discuss what to do if their unpredictable nominee suddenly quit the race. “A sense of panic is rising”
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USAWASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp lost his bid for re-election in Tuesday’s Kansas primary, and it wasn’t even close. Physician Roger Marshall defeated him by a 14-point margin, taking down one of the most prominent conservative rebels on Capitol Hill. For all the national implications of the result, Huelskamp got caught up in a
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USAJEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — A former Navy SEAL whose organization, The Mission Continues, has focused on encouraging fellow veterans to take leadership roles in civilian life, has been nominated by Republican voters as the next governor of Missouri. Before Eric Greitens can claim that honor, however, he must face Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, in
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USARep. Richard Hanna, a New York Republican retiring at the end of his term, announced on Tuesday that he is voting for Hillary Clinton, saying Donald Trump “cannot lead this country” and criticizing Mr. Trump’s recent attacks on the family of a fallen U.S. soldier. “While I disagree with her on many issues, I will
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USATurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the Obama administration and its European allies Tuesday, accusing the West of supporting terrorism and taking sides with coup plotters, and claiming that the attempted overthrow of his government by a portion of the military last month was scripted by foreign forces. At a moment when many
Supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders at last week’s convention still aren’t sold on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to a survey of Sanders delegates released Tuesday that found few of them were won over by the four days of speeches urging unity. Only 21 percent of Sanders delegates who responded to the survey said
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USATwo prominent American Jewish historians sparked controversy this week with a scathing opinion piece in the left-leaning Haaretz newspaper attacking Zionism and Jewish support for the State of Israel. The article, published on the paper”s online edition on Monday, was co-authored by Hasia Diner, Director of New York University”s American Jewish history center, and Marjorie
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