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Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a disgusting abomination'

Musk's public slam of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' comes shortly after his departure from the Department of Government Efficiency.

Elon Musk receives the key to the White House from U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025
 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the day of Netanyahu’s address to Congress last year. Israel must stop preferring Republicans and scorning Democrats, and instead return to its traditional fostering of bipartisan support, the writer urges.

The importance of bipartisanship - opinion

 THE STATUE of Liberty in New York Harbor: The tired, the poor, the ‘huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ are no longer welcome here, except for a handful of preferred white people, the writer argues.

Take back your tired, your poor - opinion

 Former US President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden pose for a selfie photo, in this handout social media picture released May 19, 2025.

Biden's cancer diagnosis prompts new questions about his health while in office


Some Republicans voice concern over Trump's plan to accept Qatari plane

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to block all of Trump's nominees to the Justice Department until the agency reports what it knows about the Qatari offer.

 The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025.

Minorities are redefining American politics - opinion

It's time to break the myth of the democratic minority bloc

 Prof. Udi Sommer

Israeli Druze leader pleads for US help to protect Syrian Druze

Fighting between Druze residents and militias associated with Syrian government forces has intensified in recent days, leading to dozens of deaths and urgent calls for intervention.

Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Rubio replaces top US diplomat for Europe with former Senate staffer, consultant

Louis Bono, a senior foreign service officer, wrote to staff on Friday that Brendan Hanrahan would be taking over the role.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on upon his arrival at the Quai d'Orsay, France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart in Paris, France April 17, 2025.

US congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

The two are US Representatives Cory Mills of Florida, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana.

US Congressman Cory Mills and Congressman Marlin Stutzman meet Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem, in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2025.

Trump’s weaponization of pro-Israel antisemitism puts US Jews at risk - opinion

The GOP and MAGA have a Jewish problem. All their declarations of love for Israel and opposition to antisemitism are not enough to overcome the discomfort many Jews feel.

 A PERSON wearing a MAGA hat stands outside Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, in March 2025.

Trump withdraws Stefanik nomination's for United Nations ambassador

Pulling her from the nomination would be done in part because of concern about Republicans' tight majority in the House of Representatives, which she would leave if confirmed for the post.

 US Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), nominated by president-elect Donald Trump as US ambassador to the UN, speaks during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing titled ‘Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism,’ on Capitol Hill last year.

Trump calls some Biden presidential pardons 'void, vacant,' claims they were signed by autopen

Trump also accused the previous president of not approving or even knowing about pardons he made.

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.

Jews must abandon the Democratic party - opinion

A recent Gallup poll revealed a dramatic shift: Sixty percent of Democrats now hold an unfavorable view of Israel.

 SENATE MINORITY Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) attends a news conference on Capitol Hill. A recent poll revealed a dramatic shift: Sixty percent of Democrats now hold an unfavorable view of Israel, the writer notes.

Just 33% of Democrats have a favorable view of Israel, Gallup poll finds

Previous polls taken during the Israel-Hamas war have shown that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to blame Israel for the fighting.

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

US legislator introduces bill to make $250 bill featuring Trump's face

Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina proposed creating "the most valuable bill for the most valuable president!"

 U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025.