‘Buffer zone’ bill to protect houses of worship sets up NYC clash

The Israeli scientist at the center of Trump’s search for answers on UFOs

President Donald Trump has a border czar, a government official leading the crackdown on undocumented immigrants — whom the White House calls “illegal aliens” — crossing the southern border. The president, who likes to go big, now also has a UFO czar, a Harvard astrophysicist who is scanning the cosmos in search of aliens of... <a href="">Read More</a>

House passes permanent daylight saving time bill, concerning Orthodox Jewish groups

In a bipartisan vote pushed in part by President Donald Trump, the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, making daylight saving time permanent, a situation that raises concerns for Orthodox Jewish groups that have long warned that such a move would have negative impacts for Jewish morning prayer and raise dangers for school children. The... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2024/08/under-half-of-nonprofit-security-grant-applications-funded-in-2024-despite-additional-funding/">Read More</a>

Condoleezza Rice: Skip an Iran deal — keep squeezing and 'see what happens'

ASPEN, Colo. —&nbsp;Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday opposed any nuclear deal with Iran, arguing at the Aspen Security Forum that the U.S. should continue pressure on Iran’s economy and “see what happens.” Meanwhile, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaking alongside Rice on a panel, suggested that the U.S. had potentially overestimated... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/">Read More</a>

Amid Iran war concerns, Democrats pump brakes on Senate defense bill

Citing concerns about the Iran war and the administration’s elevated defense funding request, Senate Democrats voted in lockstep on Tuesday evening to block a procedural motion to open debate on the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, despite the bill passing out of the Armed Services Committee with bipartisan support. The decision to block the start... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2024/02/dave-min-california-primary-pro-israel-groups-joanna-weiss/">Read More</a>

Khanna pressed to support Oct. 7 attacks in Drop Site interview

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), fresh off a trip to the West Bank where he alleges he was unjustly detained by Israeli settlers and Israeli military forces, faced a barrage of criticism in a Drop Site News interview on Tuesday for refusing to endorse Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Khanna, in spite of his... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2025/08/susan-collins-graham-platner-maine-aipac-weird/">Read More</a>