The House on Wednesday tossed aside an attempt by Rep. Al Green to bring articles of impeachment against President Trump. Many Democrats joined the Republican majority in voting, 364-58, to table the resolution from Mr. Green, Texas Democrat, after Democratic leaders said Mr. Trump’s actions may be upsetting to the party, but that talk of […]
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USATHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. Old challenges demand new approaches. My announcement today marks the beginning
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW)–U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel brought swift reaction from major Jewish organizations, members of Congress, and others. Here are those emailed to San Diego Jewish World: StandWithUs– StandWithUs applauds the U.S. Administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. We urge Palestinian leaders and Israel’s neighboring
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Middle East, USAU.S. ‘Will Never Be the Same’ After Trump, Germany Says Germany’s top diplomat has told foreign policy experts that his country’s relationship with the U.S. has suffered irreparable damage under the administration of President Donald Trump, who he accused of leading Europe on the path toward nuclear war. Addressing the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum, German
By TOI staff Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, said Monday that his country is closer to a full-blown military conflict along its northern border than people think. In a wide-ranging interview with US news site Politico, Dermer reiterated Israel’s assertion that it will not tolerate the presence of Iranian proxies in Syria.
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Middle East, USABy Renee Ghert-Zand The saga of a newly published ABC children’s book that has had adults up in arms just may have a happy ending after a summit this week between New York rabbis and an independent bookstore chain’s owners. Once upon a time in mid-November, the launch of “P is for Palestine” was immediately
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, USAThe head of the Institute for National Security Studies, Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, commented this evening on his Twitter page on the apparent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “The United States recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a positive and important step in the face of Palestinian attempts to
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Middle East, USAIconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg says America is as divided today as it was “before the Civil War.” Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about his upcoming film “The Post,” the longtime Democrat lamented that he has a hard time fitting in with friends and family members who live outside of the liberal bastion of California. “We
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPresident Donald Trump has been questioning the validity of his infamous Access Hollywood tape, but his vice president’s wife reportedly has her own opinion of the man caught boasting of sexually harassing women: “reprehensible—just totally vile.” “Karen (Pence) in particular was ‘disgusted’” by the tape, a former campaign aide told The Atlantic. “She finds him
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USAThe cruiser USS San Jacinto (near) sails side by side with the Russian destroyer Admiral Chebanenko WASHINGTON: The US surface fleet may not be adequately trained for high-intensity combat, four experienced former skippers and the former deputy secretary of defense warned a US Naval Institute conference here on Monday. “Navigation and seamanship, these are the
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are keeping their distance from Roy Moore, the U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, despite President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement, renewed funding from the Republican National Committee and Tuesday’s rally featuring former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon. Moore’s campaign continues to divide Republicans worried that their party may be irreparably damaged
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USABETHLEHEM, West Bank — Palestinian officials said Tuesday that President Donald Trump told Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in a phone call that he planned to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, raising regional tensions over the timing and extent of U.S. moves regarding the fiercely contested city. Trump has repeatedly pledged to take
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Middle East, USADETROIT — Facing a rising chorus of voices demanding he step down because of sexual harassment claims, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., on Tuesday retired from the seat he has held for more than five decades, a swift and crushing fall from grace for a civil rights icon and the longest-serving active member of
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USAATLANTA — Numerous Atlanta street names are on the brink of being changed to rid them of Confederate iconography, a move that has caused heated debate among locals. Meanwhile, one uncontroversial street name — Freedom Parkway — is being changed to recognize a famed civil rights activist. Atlanta City Council approved Monday the renaming to
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