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After shootings, Washington's shaken Jewish community looks to bolster security
It was the latest act of violence aimed at Jewish Americans linked to outrage over Israel's escalating military offensive in ...
‘He never should have made it inside that building’: Jewish security groups face down lapses in DC shooting
In the attack’s aftermath, Jewish community professionals are refocusing, again, on how to protect their institutions from ...
White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff
The dismissals, part of a plan to sharply downsize the National Security Council, follow President Donald Trump’s recent ...
D.C. police, synagogues enhance security in wake of Jewish museum shooting
The fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers near the Capital Jewish Museum has prompted D.C. police to increase ...
Will Trump’s China policy become more unpredictable after national security shake-up?
The dismissal of 100 members of the National Security Council could lead to a policy ‘less bounded by established norms’, one analyst said.
Judge accuses the Trump administration of ‘manufacturing’ chaos in migrant deportation case
A federal judge is suggesting the Trump administration is “manufacturing” chaos and says he hopes that “reason can get the ...
2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in 'act of terror' in Washington, DC
A 31-year-old Illinois man has been charged with two counts of murder after opening fire 21 times on a young couple exiting ...
Security heightened at Jewish sites after deadly D.C. shooting
Security concerns are heightened following a deadly shooting outside an American Jewish Committee (AJC) event in Washington, ...
New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
Newly sworn-in Social Security chief Frank Bisignano, who previously was a Wall Street executive, told staffers he had to ...
White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say
President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ...
New Washington law granting unemployment benefits to striking workers draws praise, concern
ESB 5041 extends unemployment benefits to striking or locked-out workers. Depending on the strike date, benefits would start ...
For Washington’s Jewish Community, Killings Are a ‘Nightmare That We’ve All Been Afraid Of’
A day after a man with a history of pro-Palestinian activism shot two Israeli Embassy workers — a couple on the cusp of ...