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A U.S. ambassador's cellphone call to President Donald Trump from a restaurant in the capital of Ukraine last summer was a stunning breach of security, exposing the conversation to surveillance…
Prosecutors delivered closing arguments in the trial of President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone on Wednesday, saying the Republican operative lied to Congress about his efforts to keep abreast of…
Negotiations for a ceasefire being held in Cairo were said to be on the brink of success Wednesday night, even while rocket launchings against southern Israel continued. The fighting could be…
Hamodia is saddened to report the petirah of Harav Yisrael Nissan Rosenbaum, the Kretchnif Rebbe of Kiryas Gat after an extended illness. The Rebbe, who was 70 years old, was niftar in…
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifying on Wednesday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked the president more directly to a pressure…
Israel
Fighting raged again over southern Israel and Gaza on Wednesday night. Iron Dome batteries in Ashkelon reportedly intercepted several rockets from the terrorist enclaves at about 9:20 p.m., after the…
U.S. Opposes EU Labeling RuleThe U.S. State Department says it’s “deeply concerned” by a new EU requirement for businesses to label products from Israeli sources in Yehudah and Shomron. The statement came in response…
The U.N. Mideast envoy says negotiators are “working to urgently de-escalate” fighting between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Nickolay Mladenov said in a statement Wednesday during a trip…
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An Orthodox Jewish fundraiser in Manhattan Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s America First Action SuperPAC raised more than $3.5 million. Four hundred people participated in the event, arranged by Monsey…
The Chicago community was thrown into mourning by the sudden passing of Rabbi Hillel Mandel, Menahel of Yeshivah Ohr Baruch-Veitzener Cheder at age 62. Rabbi Mandel was a noted master…
A week after three national Jewish organizations issued separate pleas to President Trump to terminate the parole of Jonathan Pollard so he can properly care for his wife who is…
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The start of public impeachment hearings unfolding in Congress marks the first time the American public can watch and listen to the witnesses whose testimony is at the center of…
It’s a Stressful Day on Capitol Hill; Dogs Are There to HelpTensions are high on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Therapy dogs are there to help. Not to help William Taylor, acting ambassador to Ukraine, or George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of…
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded his relationship with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as the leaders met to overcome mounting differences between the two NATO allies ranging from Syria…
A former Conservative Party Cabinet minister said Wednesday that giving the party a majority in next month’s election would be “disastrous” for the U.K., in the latest example of how…
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