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US President Donald Trump views damage from wildfires in Malibu, California, on November 17, 2018. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
November 18, 2018, 8:25 pm
Trump: ‘No reason’ to hear ‘terrible’ Khashoggi death tape
US president says listening to recording of Saudi journalist’s murder will not change US response to ‘ally’ Riyadh over killing
By Deb Riechmann and Jonathan Lemire
In this photo from February 1, 2015, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks at a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
October 20, 2018, 1:54 pm
US officials deeply skeptical of Saudi claim Khashoggi died in ‘fistfight’
Sen. Lindsey Graham expresses incredulity at kingdom’s account of consulate death; Rep. Adam Schiff: If administration won’t act, Congress must; Turkey vows to find ‘all details’
By TOI staff and Agencies
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to the media before leaving Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 17, 2018. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)
October 17, 2018, 11:36 am
Pompeo lands in Turkey as probe into Khashoggi case heats up
US continues effort to help Saudis out of their diplomatic predicament following alleged death of prominent journalist in Istanbul consulate
By Suzan Fraser and Jon Gambrell
Democrat Senator for New York Nita Lowey speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 6, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
October 16, 2018, 9:04 pm
Pro-Israel Congress members push bill for investment in Palestinians
Measure would see some $50 million put into local businesses as a way to counter massive aid cuts made by the Trump administration
By JTA
Turkish police officers arrive at Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul, October 15, 2018. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
October 16, 2018, 6:13 pm
Turkish official: Police found evidence journalist was killed in Saudi consulate
US Secretary of State Pompeo meets Saudi king, crown prince in Riyadh over fate of writer Jamal Khashoggi; will travel to Turkey on Wednesday
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd from right) meets at his Jerusalem office with the ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer (right); White House adviser Jared Kushner (center); US Ambassador David Friedman (second left); and special envoy Jason Greenblatt, on June 22, 2018. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 5, 2018, 9:47 am
US envoy Greenblatt discusses Israeli-Palestinian peace plan with senators
Negotiator does not provide new details of the plan, which Trump has promised to unveil within the next four months
By TOI staff
US Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 27, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)
October 1, 2018, 4:53 am
FBI interviews Kavanaugh accuser; Yale friend remembers judge as heavy drinker
White House insists it isn’t ‘micromanaging’ investigation as Republicans and Democrats bicker over probe’s scope
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL BALSAMO
John McCain (with Joe Lieberman) visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City March 19, 2008. (Nati Shohat /FLASH90)
September 1, 2018, 11:08 pm
Joe Lieberman lauds McCain’s sensitivity to Jewish observance, love of Jerusalem
In eulogy, former senator recalls Republican colleague went out of his way to observe ‘Shalom Shabbat’ with him during trips abroad
By Ron Kampeas
US Senator Joseph Lieberman (L) and US Senator John McCain arrive for the 50th Munich Security Conference in the Bayerischer Hof hotel on January 31, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (Joerg Koch/Getty Images via JTA)
August 26, 2018, 1:01 pm
Jewish leaders mourn McCain for his bipartisanship, fierce commitment to Israel
His close friendship with Joe Lieberman, a liberal Orthodox Jew he considered running with, was not without trials: ‘Why in every f***ing kosher menu do we have to have salmon?’
By Ron Kampeas
PM Netanyahu addresses a summit of Christians United for Israel in Washington, DC, July 23, 2018. (Twitter)
July 25, 2018, 10:59 am
Christian Zionist conference celebrates Trump era in US-Israel relations
5,000 activists push bill extending restrictions against businesses complying with the Israel boycott movement
By JTA
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
July 19, 2018, 9:49 pm
Facing critics over Putin summit, Trump wants to meet again
Facing criticism from both sides of the aisle, US president claims Helsinki meeting was ‘great success’ and news media trying to provoke a fight with Russia that could lead to war
By Zeke Miller, Ken Thomas and LISA MASCARO
Chair Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., makes opening remarks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 27, 2018. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 12, 2018, 11:22 pm
Countering Netanyahu, top US senator again warns Israel about Syrian regime
Without Assad’s support, Hezbollah and Iran would not be at ‘Israel’s front door,’ says South Carolina lawmaker Lindsey Graham
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
This file photo taken on March 20, 2017, shows US Senator Lindsey Graham during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
July 12, 2018, 10:40 am
Top US senator warns Israel against deal with Russia over Syria
‘I don’t trust Russia to police Iran or anyone else in Syria,’ former presidential candidate Lindsey Graham tells ‘friends in Israel’ in pointed tweet
By Raphael Ahren
The Israeli and the American flags are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on May 13, 2018, on the eve of the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 14, 2018, 2:12 pm
In Jerusalem, GOP senators slam Democrats for skipping embassy opening
Ted Cruz blames Obama’s Iran deal for eroding bipartisan support for Israel, says: ‘All 435 House members could have come. All 100 senators’
By Raphael Ahren
Attorney John Dowd at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 23, 2007. (Tim SLOAN/AFP)
March 22, 2018, 9:47 pm
Top Trump lawyer quits as Mueller probe presses White House
‘I love the president and wish him well,’ says John Dowd, who last week said the investigation into alleged collusion with Russia should be ended
By AFP
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