Half of Americans 'frustrated' with Biden's presidency, poll shows
Biden's approval rating at the one-year mark is at 44%, down from the 60s at the start of his term.
United States
US Iron Dome funding may face major stumbling block
Director of public policy and strategy at the CUFI Action Fund says the current situation in Congress means it may be risky to pin all hopes on an omnibus spending bill passing because such agreement may not be reachable.
PM Bennett speaks with Texas Gov. Abbott in wake of synagogue standoff
US authorities name 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram as the hostage-taker in Saturday's crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. President Joe Biden calls the attack an act of terror. Bennett thanks Abbott for his steadfast support of the Jewish community in Texas, invites him to visit Jerusalem.
Horrific subway murder in NYC called 'senseless act of violence'
The 40-year-old victim, identified as Michelle Alyssa Go of New York, was waiting for a southbound R train around 9:40 a.m. when she was apparently shoved, according to police.
Omicron 'saves' members of Texas congregation targeted by hostage taker
If the fifth wave of COVID hadn't led to many absences, the 160-seat Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, would have been much fuller on Saturday.
'Our prayers have been answered': Texas synagogue hostages safe; captor dead
Texas Governor Greg Abbott lauds the successful end of the hostage crisis at the Colleyville synagogue. FBI finds no immediate indication that the gunman, who sought the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist with ties to al-Qaida, had connections to any broader plan but that the agency's investigation "will have global reach."
US Supreme Court strikes down Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses
OSHA estimated that mandating tests or vaccines for businesses employing over 100 people would save 6,500 lives and 250,000 hospitalizations over six months. Vaccine mandate for most healthcare workers remains in place.
US officials alarmed by 'horrifying' antisemitism in schools, businesses
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission official Andrea Lucas said that the "EEOC is always monitoring for when there is a rise in a particular type of discrimination, and in May, it noticed what she described as a 'serious rise' in antisemitic violence."
Florida hires its first Orthodox Jewish police officer
Arthur Sorrey, the city manager of North Miami Beach, Fla., said the historic hiring of an Orthodox Jewish police officer is “a big deal for us … it’s something that took a lot of teamwork to pull it off.”
Following deadly NY fire, Orthodox Jews offer residents food, compassion
Orthodox Jewish groups offers assistance to residents of a high-rise apartment building in New York after a fire kills 17 people, including eight children.