Saturday, May 18, 2024

Politics

Cancelled By Twitter, Trump Seeks New Online Megaphone

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BOSTON (AP) — One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook cen...

Pelosi Seeks To Curb Trump’s Nuclear Power, Plans To Impeach

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an “unhinged” President Donald Trump from orde...

President Trump Won’t Attend Joe Biden’s Inauguration

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump offered no clues for how he would spent his final...

Pelosi Lowers Capitol Flags In Honor Of Officer

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says those responsible for police officer Brian Sicknick’s death from the siege at the Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump “must be brought ...

Police Officer’s Death Intensifies Capitol Siege Questions

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer has died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol, a violent siege that is forcing hard questions about...

Israel Postpones Netanyahu’s Trial Amid Virus Lockdown

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has postponed the next hearing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial because of a tightened coronavirus lockdown that began Friday. The...

More Demand Illinois Congresswoman Who Cited Hitler Resign

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CHICAGO (AP) — A growing number of Democrats called Thursday for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, a newly sworn-in Republican who quoted Adolf Hitler at a rall...

‘What Else Could I Do?’ NJ Rep. Kim Helps Clean Up Capitol

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Water bottles, clothing, Trump flags, even a U.S. flag littered the ground inside the U.S. Capitol after a mob backing President Donald Trump ransacked the buildi...

President’s Strong Allie Lindsey Graham Says Trump Actions Were ‘Problem’ In Capitol Violence

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump’s top congressional allies, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that the president must accept his own role in the violence that o...

Police Union Head Wants Capitol Chief To Resign

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the union representing U.S. Capitol Police is calling on the department’s chief to resign, saying the Capitol riot “should never have happened.” Gu...

Orthodox Jewish Woman To Be Appointed To National Security Council Cybersecurity Position

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MARYLAND (JTA) — Anne Neuberger, a cybersecurity expert and Orthodox Jewish woman, will be appointed to a new role on the National Security Council focusing on cybersecurity, accor...

Lawmakers Openly Discuss Ousting Trump, Possible Impeachment

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn't remove...

Israeli Reporter’s Live Broadcast During Capitol Riot Interrupted By Agitator Hurling Anti-Semitic Slurs

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WASHINGTON (JTA) - A live broadcast from the U.S. Capitol chaos on Wednesday by Israel’s Channel 13 chief Washington correspondent, Gil Tamary, was interrupted by an agitator who u...

Watch: Skier Falls From Chairlift To Safety After Dangling 20 Feet Above The Ground

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A skier who was on a chairlift at the the Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in Canandaigua somehow fell off her seat and was left dangling by her coat for two minute...

Policemen Came To Close Chareidi Wedding And Ended Up Requesting Bracha From The Rebbe

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli police have been extremely diligent in closing and dispersing illegal gatherings including weddings with more than 20 people present. In most cases, t...

Facebook Bans Trump Through Biden Inauguration, Maybe Longer

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WASHINGTON (AP)- Facebook and Instagram will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the platform said T...

Opinion: When The Rule Of Law Breaks Down, No One Is Safe

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WASHINGTON (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin) - What happened at the Capitol on the day both Houses of Congress assembled in a joint session to certify the votes of the Electoral College in t...

Orthodox Jewish Trump Supporters Decry Violence

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WASHINGTON (JTA)- Heshy Tischler, the pro-Trump provocateur of Orthodox Brooklyn, wasn’t at the U.S. capitol when a mob stormed it Wednesday — but not because he didn’t want to be....

Trump Says His Term Is Ending, Transition Will Be Orderly

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly transition on January 20th” afte...

Netanyahu Condemns ‘Disgraceful’ Attack On US Congress

JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a strong condemnation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters the day before, ...