Judge Says Amazon Won’t Have To Restore Parler Web Service
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon won't be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media ap...
Pelosi Vows Action On Impeachment Trial: ‘We Must Do It’
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are pushing for a quick impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the riots at the Capitol, arguing a full reckoning is necessary before the country...
Biden Signs Burst Of Virus Orders, Requires Masks For Travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation's COVID-19 response is under new management and he's demanding progre...
Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg Urges Big Funds For Transportation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, was headed down a smooth path to quick confirmation, pledging to senators on Thursd...
White House: Biden Confident In FBI Head, Will Retain Him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has confidence in FBI Director Chris Wray and plans to keep him in the job, the White House press secretary said Thursday.
FBI directors ar...
Israeli Secular Journalist Calls For ‘Secular Intifada’ Against Chareidim Who Are ‘More Dangerous Than Hezbollah Rockets’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a shocking example of secular incitement, a journalist in the Haaretz newspaper called on the left to "ignite a secular intifada" against the Chareidi publ...
‘Just Move On’: Republicans Grapple With Post-Trump Future
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of d...
Programmer Bequeaths $500,000 In Bitcoins To US Right-Wing Groups And Then Commits Suicide
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A French computer programmer decided to bequeath his bitcoin fortune of $522,000 to a number of far-right American political activists before he committed suic...
Biden’s US Revives Support For WHO, Reversing Trump Retreat
GENEVA (AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, Preside...
VIN Editorial: Governor Cuomo’s Unhealthy Obsession with the Jewish Community
NEW YORK (VIN News Editorial) - Once again, Governor Andrew Cuomo took advantage of an opportunity to cast aspersions on the Jewish community, using his Inauguration Day press brie...
Smooth Psaki Shows New Tone In First Biden Press Briefing
NEW YORK (AP) — If there's one thing clear after White House press secretary Jen Psaki's first session with reporters on Wednesday, it's that she's determined to minimize drama in ...
Biden’s First Cabinet Member To Lead Battered Intel Agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, giving President Joe Biden the first member of his Cabinet and placing the fi...
Watch: Jon Ossoff Is Sworn Into Senate Seat Holding Historic Book Of Hebrew Scripture
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jewish millennial Jon Ossoff became Sen. Jon Ossoff on Wednesday afternoon at a socially distanced swearing-in ceremony in the Senate chambers hours after Joe Bi...
On Day One, Biden Targets Trump Policies On Climate, Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is moving swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump's legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on ...
Democrats Gaining Senate Control As New Members Take Oath
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unifi...
Watch: President Trump’s Grandson Sings Hashem Melech As Parents Look On
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A clip showing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's son singing Jewish songs in his classroom as his parents watch him on Zoom has emerged on social media sites. T...
More Than A Dozen Jews, But Not Sheldon Silver, Among Donald Trump’s Last-Minute Pardons
WASHINGTON (JTA) - In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump awarded clemency to more than a dozen Jews who had been convicted of crimes — but not Sheldon Silver, the disg...
Watch: Youngest Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment, in Verse
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the inaugurations's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the w...
Biden Takes The Helm As President: ‘Democracy Has Prevailed’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed." He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a...
Work On Keystone Xl Pipeline Suspended Ahead Of Biden Action
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline said Wednesday it has suspended work on the pipeline in in anticipation of incoming U.S. President Joe Biden...