National Politics

Rod Rosenstein Discussed Removing Trump from Office, NY Times Reports

by JTA | Sep 24, 2018 | National, National Politics, News, Politics

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, discussed garnering support among the Cabinet to remove President Donald Trump during the administration’s chaotic first months, The New York Times reported. Rosenstein in May of 2017 also discussed...

Michael Bloomberg Planning Run for President as Democrat, Report Claims

by JTA | Sep 14, 2018 | Elections, National, National Politics, News, Politics

(JTA) — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to run for president in 2020 as a Democrat, The Times of London reported. Bloomberg, who considered independent runs for the White House in 2008, 2012 and 2016, will challenge President Donald Trump, the paper...

Andrew Cuomo Heads off Challenge on a Night Otherwise Good for Progressives

by JTA | Sep 14, 2018 | Elections, National, National Politics, News, Politics

(JTA) — New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears headed for a third term as governor after soundly defeating a Democratic primary challenge from his left. Cuomo overcame negative publicity when a former aide’s last minute attempt to mislead Jewish voters about the...

How a Herman Wouk Novel Shaped the Debate Over Removing an Unfit President

by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Sep 14, 2018 | Commentary, National, National Politics, News, Politics

WASHINGTON (JTA) — It’s hard to follow the news these last weeks without running into a reference to the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provides for the removal from office of a president unfit to serve. Questions about Donald Trump’s...

Eric Trump Slams Bob Woodward’s Book as a Way ‘to Make 3 Extra Shekels’

by JTA | Sep 12, 2018 | National, National Politics, News, Politics

(JTA) — Eric Trump called journalist Bob Woodward’s new book about the White House “sensational nonsense” that Woodward wrote in order “to make make three extra shekels.” President Donald Trump’s son made the remarks, which references...

The Jewish Year in Review: #MeToo, Embassy Move, Gap Between Israel and the Diaspora

by Ben Harris | Sep 11, 2018 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News

(JTA) — For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and ended with more tension over a controversial nationality law. In between, North American Jews grappled with...

John McCain’s Parting Shot is a Warning About the ‘Alt-Right’

by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 29, 2018 | National, National Politics, News, Politics

WASHINGTON (JTA) — John McCain’s farewell message was seven short paragraphs packed with the qualities that made the Arizona Republican stand out among his colleagues in the Senate: a paean to his family and to the state and country he loved, gratitude for...

What Maryland Politicians are Saying About Sen. John McCain

by Natalie Jeffery | Aug 27, 2018 | Commentary, National, National Politics, News, Politics

Sen. John McCain, who made human rights and Israel centerpieces of his advocacy for a robust U.S. influence across the planet, died Aug. 25 at the family ranch in Sedona, Ariz., one day after declining further treatment for brain cancer. He was 81. See what Maryland...

John McCain, Senator Who Made Human Rights and Israel Central to His Foreign Policy, Dies at 81

by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 27, 2018 | National, National Politics, News, Politics

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. John McCain, who made human rights and Israel centerpieces of his advocacy for a robust U.S. influence across the planet, has died. The Arizona Republican died Aug. 25 at the family ranch in Sedona, Ariz., one day after declining further...

Jewish Delegation Witnesses ‘Heartbreaking’ Situation at Border Detention Centers

by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 23, 2018 | National, National Politics, News, Politics

(JTA) — A delegation of Jewish leaders from 17 organizations is visiting detention and migrant facilities on the U.S.-Mexico border. The 27-person delegation visited detention centers in San Diego on Aug. 21 and is traveling to asylum-seeker shelters in Tijuana,...