Professor who backed encampment selected for role on Northwestern presidential search committee

Permanent daylight saving time legislation gains momentum with Trump’s backing

Efforts to eliminate annual time changes and make daylight saving time permanent are picking up momentum in Congress with strong backing from President Donald Trump — a proposal long opposed by the Orthodox Jewish community. Orthodox groups say that changing to permanent daylight saving time would have a significant impact on daily Jewish morning prayers,... <a href="">Read More</a>

Anti-Israel activist indicted in Michigan threat case worked for El-Sayed

One of the eight anti-Israel activists indicted on Wednesday over allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials seen as pro-Israel and vandalizing local Jewish organizations was on the staff of far-left U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as recently as April. The federal indictment lists Mariam Odeh, 24, of Dearborn, Mich., as one of the defendants who... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump names SDNY chief Jay Clayton as DNI nominee after Pulte backlash

President Donald Trump named Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, as his nominee to replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, after a two-week furor over his plans to name federal housing chief Bill Pulte to the role. But the nomination likely comes too late to prevent a... <a href="">Read More</a>

J Street holding out on Graham Platner endorsement

J Street, the progressive Israel advocacy group, is for now withholding an endorsement of Graham Platner, the scandal-plagued Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, underscoring the extent to which even some left-wing Jewish activists appear skeptical of his insurgent campaign. A spokesperson for J Street told Jewish Insider on Wednesday that the group did not “have... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump calls off U.S. strikes on Iran, says he’s hoping for signing of diplomatic deal this weekend in Europe

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that negotiations with Iran had reached a breakthrough and that he expected there to be a signing, possibly in Europe, in the coming days. With the diplomatic developments, Trump said he would cancel planned strikes against Iran, and call off an operation to take control of Kharg Island. “Based... <a href="">Read More</a>