Venezuela Tells U.S. To Cut Embassy Staff By 80 Percent
By Diego Ore CARACAS, March 2 (Reuters) – Venezuela on Monday ordered the U.S. embassy in Caracas to reduce staff from 100 to 17 amid the worst diplomatic flare-up between…
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Bill Kristol Called For AIPAC Boycott Of Samantha Power. She Got A Standing Ovation Instead.
WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama announced Samantha Power and Susan Rice as his delegation to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard suggested conference-goers…
After 7 Months in Jail, U.S. Journalist in Iran Is Allowed to Hire Lawyer
Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent, who has been imprisoned by the Iranian authorities on undisclosed charges for more than seven months, has been allowed to hire a lawyer…
What it was like on Netanyahu’s plane
Indeed on the tarmac, Netanyahu, with his wife, Sara, at his side, somberly declared his visit to Washington a “crucial” and “historic” trip and himself the “messenger” of all the…
Has Netanyahu gone too far?
Netanyahu is driven not only by his concerns about Iran’s nuclear threatthe topic of his addressbut also by domestic political considerations. Israel will hold its national elections just two weeks…
G.O.P. Race Starts in Lavish Haunts of Rich Donors
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Instead of the corn dogs and pork chops on a stick ritually served up on the hustings of Iowa, the latest stop on the donor trail…
Trans Woman Opens Up About ‘Survival Sex’: ‘$500 Came Very Fast’
There were few options left for Sasha Washington, a trans woman living in New York, to get the money she needed to survive. So at the age of 15, she…
Netanyahu Takes Campaign Against Iran Deal To Jerusalem Holy Site
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu took his campaign against a nuclear deal with Iran to Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall on Saturday, on the…
Obama, Netanyahu On Collision Course 6 Years In The Making
For six years, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on a collision course over how to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a high-stakes endeavor both men…
Anti-Semitism Is A Big Problem At American College Campuses, According To New Report
WASHINGTON (RNS) A student group in South Africa this month called on all Jews to leave the Durban University of Technology, an act of anti-Semitism that Americans could not imagine…
Who Gets Food Stamps? White People, Mostly
WASHINGTON — Gene Alday, a Republican member of the Mississippi state legislature, apologized last week for telling a reporter that all the African-Americans in his hometown of Walls, Mississippi, are…
Former Obama Campaign Aide Now Works to Oust Netanyahu
WASHINGTON — Jeremy Bird, the architect of the grass-roots and online organizing efforts that powered President Obama’s presidential campaigns from Chicago, is advising a similar operation in Tel Aviv. But…
Washington Post To Rethink Drug Testing Job Seekers After D.C. Legalizes Weed
If you’ve ever been offered a job at The Washington Post, you know there’s one undignified step in the hiring process that just about everyone goes through, no matter how…
Second Autopsy Shows Pasco Police Shot Mexican Migrant From Behind
A day after investigators in Washington state said an autopsy showed a Mexican migrant killed by police wasn’t shot from behind, a lawyer for the man’s family said a second…
At CPAC, Chris Christie Gets Grilled While Ted Cruz Is Pitched Softballs
Two very different GOP presidential hopefuls sat for two very different question and answer sessions in the 1 p.m. hour at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) just outside Washington,…
Obama Foundation Hints At Library’s Likely Site
WASHINGTON (AP) — The foundation developing Barack Obama’s future presidential library has commissioned polling in Chicago to determine whether residents support building it on the South Side, people close to…
Man Known as ‘Jihadi John’ Is Identified as Mohammed Emwazi
LONDON — The man in the black balaclava who has seemed to have beheaded several foreign hostages in Islamic State videos has been identified by British security services as Mohammed…
Talk Toughens as U.S.-Israel Relations Fray
WASHINGTON — When President Obama’s national security adviser sat down with her Israeli counterpart at the White House last week, she upbraided him over leaks in Jerusalem that the Americans…
DC legalizes pot, ignoring House Republicans
Is weed legal in your state? “We would encourage the Congress to not be so concerned with overturning what 7-in-10 voters said should be the law in the District of…
DC legalizes pot, ignoring House Republicans
Is weed legal in your state? “We would encourage the Congress to not be so concerned with overturning what 7-in-10 voters said should be the law in the District of…
Republicans Put On A Nice Face When It Comes To Food Stamps
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday started in on a “top-to-bottom” review the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known by its former name, food stamps —…
Bitter Fights Over DHS Brought Down A Democrat In 2002. Could It Happen To The GOP In 2016?
WASHINGTON — Nearly 13 years later, it remains one of the most infamous campaign ads of the post 9/11 era. A 30-second spot that then-Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) ran against…
Opinion: Netanyahu has crossed the point of no return on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open conflict with U.S. President Barack Obama over his diplomacy with Iran has not only served a blow to the U.S.-Israeli relationship. It has also…
Obama Aide Calls Netanyahu’s Planned Visit ‘Destructive’ to U.S.-Israel Ties
WASHINGTON — Susan E. Rice, President Obama’s national security adviser, sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday over his plans to address a joint meeting of Congress…
State Department official arrested, accused of soliciting sex from minor
When the detective arrived at Rosen’s Washington DC home, Rosen was arrested. Authorities said the State Department was notified after the arrest.
ACLU Calls For Federal Probe Into Mexican Farmworker’s Slaying
SEATTLE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to launch an investigation into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican farmworker…
Netanyahu Declines Invite To Meet With Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined on Tuesday an invitation to meet with U.S. Senate Democrats during his trip to Washington next week. “Though I…
Jewish Heirs Sue Germany in US Over Medieval Art Treasure
BERLIN — The heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers say they have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. suing Germany and a German museum for the return of a medieval…
Elizabeth Warren, Elijah Cummings Launch ‘Middle Class Prosperity Project’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) are launching a series of events focusing on Democratic solutions to the woes of the middle class. – President…
With Expected Keystone Veto, Obama Is to Open New Era of Presidency
WASHINGTON — Wielding the weapon of his pen, President Obama this week is expected to formally reject a Republican attempt to force construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. But…