Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise that would avert a second painful government shutdown. But a new confrontation has been ignited this time over President Donald Trumps plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary. Money in the […]
Traffic was brought to a halt in Kikar Shabbos, Thursday night, as hundreds of Chareidim protested. Dumpsters were set ablaze as the protesters closed the streets. Hundreds of people were
Odds may still favor the eventual construction of former President Barack Obamas $500 million museum and library in a public park along Chicagos lakeshore, but its no longer a sure thing in the face of a formidable legal challenge by a parks-advocacy group. U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey hears arguments Thursday in Chicago on […]
A suspicious individual was shot at a Chabadgirls high school in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon. Police and paramedics responded to the Ohel Chana High School, located inside Etz Jacob Congregation on the 7600 block of Beverly Boulevard, at 12:24PM. In an email to parents, the school said it’s security guard observed the man “canvassing” […]
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Thursday that he moved quickly after his boss was fired to protect an investigation into President Donald Trump’s
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The former U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst, her brown hair now hidden underneath a mandatory hijab, stood before an Iranian ayatollah as a television camera filmed behind her. It was 2012 and Monica Elfriede Witt offered Ayatollah Hadi Barikbin the pledge of faith all Islam converts must recite: There is no god but God and […]
After conducting a recount in the 587 election polls for the Likud primaries held last week, Gideon Saar moves into the third place. Saar, who is making his comeback into
The Trump administration lashed out at some of Americas closest traditional allies on Thursday, accusing Britain, France and Germany of trying to bust U.S. sanctions against Iran and calling on European nations to join the United States in withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal. In an unusually blunt speech to a Middle East conference in […]
Its not just about President Donald Trumps border wall. The border security issues that sparked a 35-day government shutdown are but one element of a massive $330 billion-plus spending measure that wraps seven bills into one, funding nine Cabinet agencies, including the departments of Justice, State, Agriculture and Commerce. End-stage fights over unrelated policy provisions […]
Democratic presidential prospect Michael Bloomberg is promoting a new documentary film on climate change, but the billionaire philanthropist says the one person he thinks should see it most President Donald Trump likely never will because it wont be running on Fox. The president really could learn a lot from towns and cities featured […]
Iran has set up an observation post to permit monitoring activities and actions of IDF soldiers in the Golan Heights as tensions between the countries increase. According to the Walla
A 15-year-old girl was seriously injured in school on Thursday, after a metal pipe struck her head. The incident happened shortly after 1:00PM on David Yellin Street in the capital. According to police, it appears themetallic object flew into the school from an adjacent construction site. The victim was transported by MDA paramedics to the […]
A robbery suspect with a long rap sheet and a habit of bizarre stunts was charged Wednesday with murder in the death of a New York City police detective struck
Rabbi Yaakov Medan, Rosh Yeshivat Har Etzion on Thursday, spoke out regarding efforts for right-wing achdus ahead of elections for the 21st Knesset, with Election Day scheduled for April 9,
Chief Rabbi of the Kosel & Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, has sent a letter to Amnesty International in light of the organization’s policy, demanding tourist companies refrain from publicizing Jewish heritage sights in Israel. Following is the rav’s letter: Bsd 8 Adar I, 5779 February 13, 2019 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Rabbi of the Western […]
The government surpassed a dubious milestone this week: Its debt topped $22 trillion thats trillion, with a t? for the first time. Piles of federal debt have been growing ever higher for years, fueled by accumulating annual deficits, which themselves have been driven by tax cuts, government spending increases and the mounting costs […]
After President Donald Trump called for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to resign due to her comments hinting to the anti-Semitic stereotype that ‘Rich Jews’ control politicians, questionable comments Trump himself made resurfaced. In 2015, then-candidate Trump told a Jewish group Im a negotiator like you folks. Youre not going to support me because I dont […]
A new study conducted by the Chareidi Institute for Policy Research, which recently examined the rates of volunteering in Israel, reveals that the closer one is to a religious lifestyle,
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