Month June 2020

House Democrats have subpoenaed two Justice Department lawyers to testify before the Judiciary Committee about the politicization of the agency in the Trump administration, the committee’s chairman said Tuesday. The subpoenas set up a potential showdown between Congress and Attorney… Continue Reading →

The House will vote next week on legislation to grant statehood to Washington D.C., House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer announced Tuesday. If the House passes the bill on June… Read more » The post DC Statehood Bill Set for… Continue Reading →

First, it was the constant wail of ambulance sirens carrying coronavirus victims to the hospital. Then, New Yorkers learned to live with the sounds of police helicopters hovering over street… Read more » The post Fireworks Boom in Brooklyn as… Continue Reading →

Bezeq Israel Telecom, Israel’s biggest telecommunications company announced last week that it is collaborating with Magen David Adom in an initiative to convert thousands of public phone booths into defibrillator stations. In case of an emergency requiring a defibrillator (to… Continue Reading →



Overturning a previous decision by five Chareidi rabbonim from last week, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Hagaon HaRav Yitzhak Yosef, has ruled that it is permitted to go to the hospital on Shabbos even when an automatic temperature reading is… Continue Reading →

U.S. officials said Tuesday they expect health insurance companies will cover vaccines for COVID-19 without charging copays, once those vaccines are developed and become available. At a briefing for reporters,… Read more » The post U.S. Expects Insurers to Cover… Continue Reading →

A 65-pound alligator snapping turtle found in a residential area of Fairfax County has a new home in a Virginia zoo. Fairfax police said Monday in a Twitter post that… Read more » The post 65-Pound Alligator Snapping Turtle Found… Continue Reading →

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel… Read more » The post U.S. Extends Non-Essential Travel Restrictions… Continue Reading →

The Supreme Court steered clear of religious liberty issues in a much watched case weighing whether existing laws governing workplace discrimination pertain to decisions made on the basis of moral… Read more » The post Supreme Court Avoids Religious Liberty… Continue Reading →

A new policy will require New York City police to release all body camera footage of shootings and other instances when force is used and injury or death occurs, Mayor… Read more » The post New Policy Requires NYPD To… Continue Reading →

New York hospitals can now allow visitors at their discretion, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Hospitals must follow state guidelines, which include time-limits on visits and requiring visitors to wear… Read more » The post NY Hospitals Can Now Allow… Continue Reading →

There have been many dedicated and talented hands in the Jewish community’s efforts to convince Governor Andrew Cuomo to permit sleepaway camps to operate legally this year. While some restrictions… Read more » The post An Uphill Battle — and… Continue Reading →

The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile’s nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was “unacceptable” and that the Federal Communications Commission will investigate. T-Mobile, one of the country’s three largest cellphone service providers, said it had a “voice and text… Continue Reading →

A new policy will require New York City police to release all body camera footage of shootings and other instances when force is used and injury or death occurs, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday in what he billed as… Continue Reading →

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday played down concern that the United States will rush to pull thousands of its troops out of Germany, as doubts swirled in Europe about when such a withdrawal might take place. President Donald Trump… Continue Reading →