After Knesset Speech, Major US Jewish Groups Praise VP Pence for Support of Israel
US Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Israeli Knesset on Monday was warmly praised by a number of major American-Jewish groups.
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Tillerson: US may miss Iran nuclear deal deadline
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday said the U.S. may not be able fix the flaws in the Iran nuclear agreement in time to meet a White House deadline, a remark that comes shortly before talks on Iran with three European countries get underway next week.
Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith
Palestinian Christians say U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s brand of evangelical Christianity, with its fervent embrace of modern-day Israel as fulfilment of biblical prophecy, lacks their faith’s compassion and justice, including for those who have endured half a century of Israeli occupation.
California Democrats want some businesses to fork over half tax-cut savings to state
Calling the Trump administration’s tax reform plan a ‘middle-class tax increase,’ two California lawmakers introduced a bill that would force large companies to fork over half of their expected savings to the state.
Republicans demand new special counsel over lost FBI text messages
House Republicans are demanding that a second independent special counsel be convened to probe the FBI’s investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account and server.
ACLU Using Undocumented Minors as ‘Political Pawns’ in Abortion Debate, Pro-Lifers Warn
The American Civil Liberties Union is being accused by pro-life groups of using undocumented immigrant minors as ‘political pawns’ to force the Trump administration to fund abortions.
Shock poll: Americans want massive cuts to legal immigration
A government shutdown is in the rearview mirror, but the outlines of a looming immigration deal remain murky with the sides still far apart — though the latest polling suggests President Trump’s bargaining position may be strong.
Trump signs spending bill ending shutdown, government will reopen Tuesday
The government will reopen on Tuesday after President Trump signed a temporary spending bill that will keep the government open until Feb. 8.
Trump Administration Opens Office to Protect Healthcare Workers’ Conscience Rights
The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) unveiled a new division Thursday to help ensure healthcare workers can do their jobs without being forced to violate their faith.
Franklin Graham Praises President Trump for Defending Christianity
Appearing on Fox and Friends Sunday, the Rev. Franklin Graham said President Donald Trump is concerned about religious freedom of Americans and the religious freedom of people in other countries as well.
Trump addresses March for Life via satellite feed
President Trump may be an unlikely pro-life champion, but activists at the March for Life say he’s given them hope that legal abortion will one day be a thing of the past.
Pence lands in Israel as PM stresses ‘no alternative’ to US as peace broker
US President Mike Pence arrived in Tel Aviv Sunday evening for a two-day visit to Israel amid unprecedented tensions with the Palestinians over President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month.
Rift between U.S., Turkey widens as Ankara presses Syrian offensive
The U.S. and Turkey moved closer to an open rift Sunday, with the Trump administration expressing deep concern as Turkish ground forces crossed into northern Syria in a bid to rid the area of U.S.-backed Kurdish militias.
U.S. government to shield health workers under ‘religious freedom’
The U.S. government is seeking to further protect the ‘conscience and religious freedom’ of health workers whose beliefs prevent them from carrying out abortions and other procedures, in an effort likely to please conservative Christian activists and other supporters of President Donald Trump.
Pro-lifers to march against taxpayer-funded abortions
As pro-life marchers descend on Washington on Friday they are confronting a new battlefield in the abortion debate, having to fend off increasing challenges to a decades-old agreement that acknowledged while abortion may be legal, taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pay for a procedure that many of them find abhorrent.
US lawmakers aim to tighten terms of Iran nuclear deal
A bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Thursday aimed at tightening the terms of the Iran nuclear deal, despite Tehran’s rejection of changes to the accord.
Israeli officials: Trump considering ‘interim measures’ to speed up embassy move
Sources in the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday said the US is considering ‘interim measures’ that would allow for its embassy to be moved to Jerusalem within a year, clarifying comments made earlier by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that were subsequently rebuffed by US President Donald Trump.
There are 3.6M ‘DREAMers’ — a number far greater than commonly known
The political debate over the fate of ‘DREAMers’ — undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — has overlooked just how many there are in the country today: about 3.6 million.
Abbas: Jerusalem at the gate of peace and war, Trump must choose
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday used fiery rhetoric to slam US President Donald Trump’s changes to American policy on Jerusalem, and an official confirmed that the Palestinians will not be meeting with Vice President Mike Pence when he visit the region next week.
New scandal in Obama’s war against Netanyahu
Democrats in Washington have expressed outrage over still-unproved allegations the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to defeat their candidate, Hillary Clinton.