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TOPEKA — The tension between voting rights lobbyist Melissa Stiehler and a committee of Kansas legislators boiled over when Stiehler told them “lawmaking based on xenophobic propaganda is morally disgusting.” A few Republicans shared glances, and Rep. Kristey Williams, an Augusta Republican, asked Stiehler to repeat herself. When she did, Williams reprimanded her and read […]

Back in 2012, while on assignment as the Chicago Tribune’s longtime music critic, I received a phone call from my editor that would change my life. Elie Wiesel had just accepted the newspaper’s annual Literary Prize. Would I be interested in interviewing him for the paper? Would I?! There was only one minor problem: I... The post In Elie Wiesel’s latter years, he and I discussed the effects of the Holocaust. Those conversations are now an opera. appeared first on The Forward.

The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

Negotiating teams from America and Iran could return to Islamabad as early as the end of this week, days after 21 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital ended without a deal, Reuters reported. US President Donald Trump on Monday said that “we’ve been called by the other side” and “they want to work a deal”. A limited or temporary settlement remained possible as the two sides were cautiously approaching a de-escalation despite a total deficit of trust, according to analysts. But they warned that...

Disgraced California Rep. The post SHOCK VIDEO Surfaces of “Bleary-Eyed” Eric Swalwell Spotted in Robe Partying on Luxury St. Tropez Yacht Packed with Young Women appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global economic growth forecast, including for China, citing shocks from the US-Israeli war in Iran. In its flagship World Economic Outlook published on Tuesday, the IMF projected worldwide gross domestic product growth at 3.1 per cent this year, down 0.2 percentage points from its January estimate. China – the world’s second-largest economy – is now expected to expand by 4.4 per cent this year. That would miss the IMF’s January estimate by...

📸🗳️🔥 La fotografía que creó el presidente Trump ha causado fuertes críticas¿Cómo les va pintando la semana? Este martes se celebra el Día de las Américas 🌎🤝 y no, no se trata de una celebración exclusiva de Estados Unidos, sino de un reconocimiento a todos los países que conforman el continente americano, desde Alaska hasta […]

President Donald Trump denied being influenced by Fox host’s post protesting his meme, saying he was ‘not a fan’ of hers, eliciting a surprisingly generous response

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J Street, the progressive pro-Israel, pro-peace political advocacy, is shifting its stance on defensive U.S. military aid to Israel as a growing number of Democrats, including some of the congressional candidates it endorsed this year, call for ending such assistance. Jeremy Ben-Ami, the organization’s longtime president, said in a lengthy post on Monday that the... The post J Street says Israel should fund its own defense appeared first on The Forward.

Bombshell new details have emerged that could finally send the serial scandal-plagued congressman straight to prison. The post Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Drops EXPLOSIVE Allegation on Jesse Watters — Claims the Individual Who Filmed Eric Swalwell Kissing Alleged Sex Worker Was UNDERAGE appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Israel said it was open to peace with Lebanon ahead of the first direct talks in decades between the neighbours Tuesday, but that Hezbollah remained the "problem" blocking an agreement on ending fighting.