A New Jersey businessman and Democrat power broker has been indicted on charges related to his alleged leadership of a criminal enterprise since at least 2012. State prosecutors say George Norcross III and his associates engaged in racketeering, extortion, official misconduct, and other crimes over at least the past decade to enrich themselves and expand
Mr. Stoltenberg confirmed that spending among Canada and European member nations has increased by 18 percent—the largest increase in decades. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Joe Biden in Washington on June 17 and announced that more than 20 of the 32 member nations have committed to their spending
Rabbis also take issue with Schumer’s comments attacking Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Getty Images) A coalition of rabbis is pressuring Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to pass three pieces of legislation meant to combat surging anti-Semitism in America, saying the Senate leader must make good on his
The Treasury Department sanctioned multiple individuals and entities suspected in sending weapons components and aid to the Houthis. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions on Monday targeting two individuals and five business entities suspected of funneling weapons components and aid to the Houthis in Yemen as they continue to target commercial ships with
American journalist Evan Gershkovich will face a secret trial in Russia on June 26 after being indicted on charges of espionage on Thursday. Russia has alleged without evidence that Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, worked for the CIA to gather intelligence about a Russian tank manufacturer critical to Russia’s war effort. He
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said that two of Hamas’s four battalions in Rafah have been destroyed and that Israel is expected to have full control of the city by the end of June, according to a report in the Jerusalem Post. Israel said Division 162, part of the IDF’s Southern Command, has operational control
One of the biggest Democratic powerbrokers in New Jersey was indicted Monday on racketeering charges. George Norcross was the target of the Monday indictment alleging a decades-old corruption scheme in which he and his allies made millions of dollars from government-issued tax credits, exerted immense control over elected officials, and unlawfully obtained valuable property rights.