With 34th senator, Obama gets enough votes to sustain Iran deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Barbara Mikulski said she will support the Iran nuclear deal, effectively ensuring that the agreement will survive attempts in Congress to overturn…
International
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin hosts diplomatic corps for Rosh Hashanah
On August 31, 2015, President of Israel Reuven and First Lady Rivlin hosted foreign ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps based in Israel, representing…
Meet the Jewish woman getting ready to live on Mars
By Patricia Corrigan SAN FRANCISCO (j., the Jewish news weekly of Northern California via JTA) — Dr. Sheyna Gifford — a Jewish medical doctor, science journalist,…
The top Jewish newsmakers of 5775
By Julie Wiener (JTA) — Whether you love them or hate them — or your feelings are purely pareve — these 13 Jews repeatedly made the…
Iran deal will pass (or so says the math)
By Uriel Heilman (JTA) – Does the Iran deal have the votes or not? Though President Barack Obama is vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard and Congress…