Both parties pushed Trump toward reckless action on Jerusalem

December 22nd, 20170 By Stephen Zunes President Trump announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6 that the United States will formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that the U.S. embassy would be moved to that multi-ethnic and multi-faith city. No other government in the world formally recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital or has its embassy...

State Senate OKs carrying concealed weapons in houses of worship, schools

November 17th, 20173 DEARBORN — Amid a recent spike in threats against places of worship, officials and mosques in Metro Detroit are tightening security and bashing a new gun legislation that passed in the Michigan Senate last week. It was tense at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 8, when the Senate passed in a 25-12 vote a bill allowing the...

Shorter enrollment for Obamacare, uncertainty looms on U.S. healthcare

November 3rd, 20170 WASHINGTON—As Americans begin signing up for Obamacare health insurance plans on Wednesday, experts expect reduced participation as a bitter political debate clouds the program’s future. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly failed to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, which they have said...

Bannon: Republicans could lose U.S. House over immigration fight

September 15th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― Republican infighting over the fate of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children could be so vitriolic that the party loses control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, said in an interview airing on Sunday. Bannon, whose far-right views...

Republican health care plan moves forward

March 10th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C. —After the GOP organized together to oppose former President Obama's Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare), Democrats organized to delay a replacement plan's advancement. The Republican-dominated House Ways and Means Committee required 18 hours to become the first panel to approve the Republicans' Obamacare repeal...

Pew Research Center: Democratic support for Israel plummets

January 20th, 20170 DEARBORN — A recent study by the Pew Research Center has shown that support for Israel plummeted nearly 25 percent among members of the Democratic party in the last nine months. Democratic party allegiance towards Israel has dropped 43 to 33 percent, according to the study. For decades, Democratic support for Israel has been...