WASHINGTON (VINnews) — In an attempt to gain insight into the country’s feelings towards the current impeachment proceedings, the popular petition website change.org sent out an email asking the public to take a side. The email highlights two petitions created by different people, which take opposing sides. The email states, “This is a historic moment […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood. Pompeo’s announcement repudiates a 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements […]

DENVER (JTA) — A conservative Denver radio station has disputed the claim of a Jewish talk show host that he was fired over his criticism of President Donald Trump after his program was taken off the air mid-show. Craig Silverman told the Denver Post that he was in the middle of talking about former Trump […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son while withholding aid to the country. In a pair of tweets, Trump says he will “strongly consider” an offer by House […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Will a secular Israeli government be established? The 28-day limit for the establishment of  a government led by Benny Gantz will expire Wednesday evening and it is unclear whether he will form a narrow secular government. Yet even the fact that such a government, devoid of religious parties and supported by members […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is ramping up its push to get a bill through Congress that curbs prescription drug costs, feeling a new urgency as the impeachment investigation advances amid the 2020 election campaign. The effort has progressed beyond anything seen in years, says President Donald Trump’s top domestic policy adviser. “This is […]

DENVER (JTA) — A Denver talk radio host said he was fired mid-show by the conservative radio station that hosts it after he criticized Donald Trump on air. Craig Silverman, who is a former chief deputy district attorney and who is Jewish, told the Denver Post that he was in the middle of talking about […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly. Pushing back against accusations from the president that the process has been stacked against him, Pelosi said Trump is welcome […]

WASHINGTON (VINnews) – President Donald Trump is frustrated with Israel’s ongoing political deadlock, and has spoken negatively about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to a report today by Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, Trump has decided to distance himself from Prime Minister Netanyahu after his failure to secure a clear victory in the April 9 elections […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has stunned Republicans again, narrowly winning a second term Saturday as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor and handing Donald Trump another gubernatorial loss this year. In the heart of Trump country, the moderate Edwards cobbled together enough cross-party support with his focus on bipartisan, […]