WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Legislation to honor fallen San Diego Police Officer Jonathan “J.D.” De Guzman took a major step forward when the House of Representatives approved a bill U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) is sponsoring to dedicate a Chula Vista post office to Officer De Guzman. “Officer De Guzman dedicated his life to […]
By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — The other day in my car, I came to an intersection at the same moment another driver appeared opposite. Our eyes met—he was a black man, a little younger than me, and he looked deeply into me. Two strangers transecting in an America where, it seems, we suddenly
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USA(Image via Twitter) Following a dinner with president-elect Donald Trump and Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus in New York City Tuesday night, Mitt Romney told reporters that he thinks “America’s best days are ahead of us.” Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, is rumored to be at the top
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USAThere were nearly 900 reports of hate incidents in the 10 days after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and schools across the country reported an uptick in violence, derogatory comments and verbal harassment, according to a new study from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Montgomery, Alabama-based organization, known for tracking hate incidents and groups
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USATom Price, the Georgia congressman tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to become the most powerful person in health policy. Price has made his name in Washington for his strong opposition to the Affordable Care Act – and implementing whatever congressional
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAFormer U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who brokered peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David, has called on Barack Obama to recognize the State of Palestine (as the United Nations refers to the non-member observer state) before he leaves office in January. Of the U.N.’s 193 members, 136—more than 70 percent—recognize the State of Palestine
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Middle East, USAIt would be hard to name a work of popular art more emblematic of the Obama years than “Hamilton.” Long before it became an unstoppable Broadway sensation, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony- and Grammy-winning musical made its first appearance in the public and political eye at a White House celebration of the spoken word in 2009. The
Former secretary of labor Elaine L. Chao has been chosen to head up the Department of Transportation by President-elect Donald Trump, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Chao, 63, is definitely a part of the so-called “Republican establishment.” She served in the administrations of both President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush. She’s also
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USADonald Trump’s pick for secretary of state is shaping up to be a critical and defining moment for the president-elect. Unlike his picks to lead the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Justice, for which Trump nominated Tom Price and Jeff Sessions, respectively, his choice for secretary of state is not
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said there must be “consequences” for burning the American flag, suggesting jail time or the loss of citizenship as possibilities. “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” Mr. Trump tweeted Tuesday.
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USAMelania Trump’s lawyer, Charles J. Harder, is threatening a lawsuit over a YouTube video that suggests that Barron, the Trumps’ 10-year-old son, has autism. In a letter obtained by TMZ, Harder confirms that Barron is not autistic and portrays Rosie O-Donnell as a key perpetrator of the false claim. RELATED: Rosie O’Donnell clarifies her stance
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — A new report by the Jewish People Policy Institute “Exploring the Jewish Spectrum in a Time of Fluid Identity” analyzes the changing Jewish community and sets forth concerted recommendations which can serve as points of departure for leadership deliberation. Recommendations include that Jewish communal groups work to strengthen the sense of “Jewish Peoplehood” among individuals from mixed Jewish/non-Jewish
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Donald Trump should pick someone to be his secretary of state who will advocate for Donald Trump’s views on foreign policy. That sounds simple, but the mix of candidates bandied about by the media includes several who don’t share the president-elect’s worldview. Trump has been clear and consistent about his
For more than 100 years, the governments of both the United States and Canada forcibly assimilated generations of Native people, taking their children and sending them to English-only boarding schools — a process that pushed the majority of indigenous languages to the brink of extinction. More than 35 years ago, a small Mohawk tribe in
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