I’m a Rabbi Who Visited UC Davis, a Campus Under Fire for a ‘Pervasively Hostile’ Climate for Jews. So Why Did the Chancellor Un-Invite Me?

I visited the University of California, Davis around the end of May at the request of concerned Jewish faculty members on the campus, which is 15 miles west of Sacramento. I wasn’t there to provoke or grandstand. I came because Jewish students and staff on that campus feel unsafe, unprotected, and unheard. And what I

‘The NYPD Saved My Life’: Hate Crime Victims Speak Out Against Mamdani’s Proposed ‘Department of Community Safety’

Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani’s plan to shift responsibility for hate crimes from the New York Police Department to his proposed “Department of Community Safety” (DCS) has both advocates and victims sounding the alarm. Mamdani discussed the idea during a Wednesday press conference in which he addressed last week’s shooting

House Ethics Committee Slams AOC’s Manipulation of Rules To Shield ‘Spouse’s’ Financial Affairs From the Public

AOC’s partner, Riley Roberts, is a ‘spouse’ to secure free gifts, but not when it comes to financial transparency AOC (Mario Tama/Getty Images) The House Ethics Committee rebuked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) for simultaneously claiming her longtime partner, Riley Roberts, is and isn’t her “spouse.” The committee’s rebuke stemmed from a lengthy explanation Ocasio-Cortez’s

Trump to Announce New Fed Governor, Labor Statistics Chief in Next Few Days

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House in Washington on Aug. 1, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would appoint a new Federal Reserve governor and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner within the next few days. Trump was addressing the resignations of Fed

Cambodia to Nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, Says Deputy Prime Minister

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Reuters PHNOM PENH—Cambodia will nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, its deputy prime minister said on Friday, following his direct intervention in halting the Southeast Asian country’s recent border

Texas Democrats Leave the State to Prevent Redistricting Vote

The Texas State Capitol in Austin on Sept. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Democratic lawmakers left the state of Texas on Aug. 3 in a dramatic escalation meant to block the consideration of a bill to redraw the state’s congressional maps, intended to increase Republicans’ hold on the lower chamber. “This is not a decision

Trump Aide Says India’s Purchase of Russian Oil Is Financing War With Ukraine

Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks to members of the press at White House in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Aug. 3 accused India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine through its continued purchasing of oil from Moscow, weeks after President