Thursday, April 25, 2024

Politics

Israel’s Far-Right Kingmaker Booed After Paying Tribute To Rabbi Meir Kahane

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JERUSALEM (AP/Vinnews) — A far-right Israeli lawmaker, whose surging popularity helped propel former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back to power in last week's general election...

Nides: US Will Fight Any Israeli Attempts At Annexation

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WASHINGTOn (JNS) - U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said on Wednesday that the Biden administration would forcefully oppose any move by Israel’s next government to annex areas i...

WATCH: Mike Lawler: ‘I would like the Republican party to move on from Trump’

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Congressman Mike Lawler, the Republican who defeated top Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney in a massive upset in Rockland County, discusses his huge victory on CNN...

Hevron Mayor Offers 20 NIS For Killing Stray Dogs , Israel Rescues And Treats Wounded Dogs

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a shocking example of callous disregard for animals, the mayor of Hevron, Taisir Abu-Sneine, announced in a radio interview that anyone who would bring him...

Israeli Coalition: Deri Set To Become Finance Minister, Smotrich Defense Minister

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an election interview just a few days before the Israeli election, Defense Minister Benny Gantz burst out laughing when told of Religious Zionism leader Be...

McCarthy’s Quest To Be Speaker Collides With GOP Failures

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The promise of a red wave receding, Republicans on Wednesday faced the stark reality that any return to power would mean presiding over a narrowly split Congress,...

Candidates Who Backed Overturning Trump Loss Are Rebuffed

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans made a striking decision earlier this year to nominate candidates for top statewide posts in swing states who backed overturning President Donald Trum...

Kalman Yeger Warns of Lawsuits Over “Social Justice” Ballot Measures

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NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Brooklyn Councilman Kalman Yeger says that two ballot propositions to ensure racial equity which passed on Election Day could be a magnet for lawsui...

In Backing Zeldin For Governor, NY’s Orthodox Community Showed Its Limitations — And Its Strength

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NEW YORK (JTA) - One day after Kathy Hochul was elected to her first full term as New York’s governor, a prominent Hasidic leader explained why he bet on what turned out to be the ...

Friends and Advisors Urge Trump To Delay 2024 Launch After GOP’s Uneven Election

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White Ho...

Satmar Rebbe Says Many Jews Brainwashed By Trumpism

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, one of just two Chasidic rabbis to endorse Governor Kathy Hochul’s election campaign, wasted no time making a public statement today, d...

Youngkin Apologizes To Pelosi For Remarks After Attack

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to apologize for widely criticized remarks he made after the October attack on her husband, Paul ...

Ben Shapiro: Republicans Wildly Underperformed, And Heads Should Roll

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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans awoke Wednesday to Election Day outcomes that remained nearly as murky as the night before: “House, Senate control still hangs in the balance,” a CNN capt...

Zeldin Concedes, Congratulates Hochul On NY Governor Win

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Congratulations @KathyHochul on her election to a full term. This once in a generation campaign was a very close margin in the bluest of states. If not for the dedicated, hard work...

Judge Orders Gingrich To Testify In Georgia Election Probe

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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's investigating whether then-President Do...

Republican Michael Lawler Wins Election To U.s. House In New York’s 17th Congressional District, Beating Incumbent Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Michael Lawler wins election to U.S. House in New York's 17th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.

Election Takeaways: No Sweep For The Republicans After All

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, Republicans predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in Congress, as voters repudiated majority Democrats for failing to tame skyrocketing infl...

Warnock, Walker In Tight Race In Georgia; Runoff Possible

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker were locked in a tight race in Georgia on Tuesday night as elections officials continued to count...

Candace Owens ‘Clarifies’ Stance on Kanye: ‘I Almost Married a Jewish Man’

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CALIFORNIA (JNS) — Candace Owens, who has come under fire by some in the Jewish community for failing to condemn a series of anti-Semitic comments made by her friend Ye (formerly k...

WATCH: Dov Hikind on ‘Fox and Friends’ on Zeldin’s Defeat: ‘I’d Say to Trump — Move On’

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NEW YORK (VInnews) - A Democratic supporter of Lee Zeldin said it is time for the GOP to "move on" from former President Trump following a disappointing night for Republicans in th...