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What the UAE Can Teach Israel Before the Next Election
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. Women hold 50% of the seats in the UAE’s Federal National Council, compared with just 25.8% in Israel’s Knesset. The comparison is not exact.
The Financial Woes of a MAGA Bank Entangle 2 G.O.P. Candidates
Georgia’s Rick Jackson has spearheaded a court battle over a failed ‘anti-woke’ bank that also counted Ohio’s Vivek Ramaswamy as a major investor. Rick Jackson speaking in July at an event in Marietta, Ga.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times Oct. 23, 2026, 3:11 p.m. ET GloriFi was billed as an “anti-woke” bank, emerging in 2022 as a financial hub for MAGA-leaning Americans.
The Financial Woes of a MAGA Bank Entangle 2 G.O.P. Candidates
GloriFi was billed as an “anti-woke” bank, emerging in 2022 as a financial hub for MAGA-leaning Americans. With plans to market credit cards made out of the same metal used for shell casings, the company had the backing of a who’s who of right-wing billionaires. Major investors included Peter Thiel, Ken Griffin and Jeff Sprecher, as well as two Republicans now vying to be governors, Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio and Rick Jackson in Georgia. The glory did not last.
Inside the Trump administration’s UFO hunt
The alien hunters are in charge now. Or at least President Donald Trump has stocked a new advisory council on UFOs with a number of scientists who embrace the idea that alien technology may be lurking among us. The new panel was created this summer amid the administration’s rollout of government records about “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAPs, as they are now officially called. It’s tasked with helping unlock the mysteries of such objects.
Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. Hunt
The alien hunters are in charge now. Or at least President Trump has stocked a new advisory council on U.F.O.s with a number of scientists who embrace the idea that alien technology may be lurking among us. The new panel was created this summer amid the administration’s rollout of government records about “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or U.A.P.s, as they are now officially called. It’s tasked with helping unlock the mysteries of such objects.
Six Questions From President Trump’s U.F.O. Files
1 of 6 Let’s start with the basics. The term U.F.O., for unidentified flying object, eventually was replaced by U.A.P. in the government lexicon. That originally stood for “unidentified aerial phenomena,” but by 2023 the government had ditched “aerial” for a new word. What is it? AeronauticalAtmosphericAnomalousAerospatialAnonymous 2 of 6 People with a working knowledge of “Star Trek” know that warp speeds are faster than light.
Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. Hunt
Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. Hunt - The New York Times
Judge Reinstates Seattle’s Top Federal Prosecutor, Ousted by Trump
Judge Reinstates Seattle’s Top Federal Prosecutor, Ousted by Trump The Justice Department had fired Roger Rogoff as part of a larger maneuver to install its preferred judicial appointees and circumvent Senate confirmation. Roger Rogoff in 2016. He was appointed in July by a unanimous vote of federal judges in the Western District of Washington. Credit...Ted S. Warren/Associated Press Oct.
Prosecutor Resigns, Saying U.S. Attorney Mishandled Chicago Protest Case
Prosecutor Resigns, Saying U.S. Attorney Mishandled Chicago Protest Case The prosecutor said that U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros had intervened and overruled her in the case against a group of protesters known as the “Broadview Six.” Andrew S. Boutros at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington in July.Credit...Nathan Posner/Anadolu, via Getty Images Sept.
Prosecutor Resigns, Saying U.S. Attorney Mishandled Chicago Protest Case
6 hours ago Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but 'the biggest lie of the century', prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders in a defiant speech that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran - but was not heard by scores of delegates who trooped out before he started speaking.
If GOP Loses Midterms, Will Trump Pressure Red States to Invalidate Results?
Editor’s Note: GV Wire is republishing this Dec. 17, 2025, New York Times story as a reminder of the lengths President Donald Trump is willing to go to overturn the will of voters. — In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Donald Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Trump’s election loss.
The Real Lesson of Entebbe
Uganda’s military chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils a monument honoring the late Yoni Netanyahu, brother of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the old terminal of Entebbe International Airport in Entebbe, Uganda, August 1, 2026. (Uganda People’s Defence Forces Press Service via AP) Operation Entebbe is remembered as a triumph of military courage. But the mission also depended on something less visible: a relationship with Kenya that had survived the rupture of formal diplomatic ties.
Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys
9 hours ago The Supreme Court denied Trump’s latest request to challenge the $5m sexual abuse and defamation verdict. The United States Supreme Court has denied, for the second time, US President Donald Trump’s appeal of a 2023 civil suit stemming from allegations that he sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll …
Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval. The Robert F.
U.S. Attorney Chosen by Judges Challenges Trump's Power to Fire Him
A U.S. attorney in Washington state who was abruptly fired by the Trump administration filed a lawsuit on Tuesday contesting his termination, the first legal challenge of its kind to a Justice Department that has exerted fierce control over top prosecutors.
Foram acusados de agredir agentes do ICE. Os casos estão a ruir
O “New York Times” descobriu que a administração Trump apresentou acusações de agressão contra mais de 550 pessoas que foram apanhadas na sua rede de imigração — muito mais do que se sabia anteriormente. Dos mais de 400 casos resolvidos até agora, quase metade ruiu: os júris absolveram os arguidos, os juízes anularam as acusações ou os procuradores retiraram-nas.
Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling
John Wayne Gacy 1 hour ago Today in Chicago History: Piping plovers Monty and Rose force cancellation of Montrose Beach music festival Chicago Tribune - Kori Rumore • 1h Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front Page Flashback: July 20, 2017 2017: DNA supplied by a brother and sister helped confirm that James “Jimmy” Byron Haakenson was Victim …
Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling
Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor's Office Reeling
The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago is among the most prestigious in the country, known for winning ambitious cases against everyone from Al Capone to former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. But the Trump administration's immigration sweep in Chicago last fall has left the office in crisis. The office brought a wave of doomed cases that accused protesters and immigrants of assaulting federal officers.
How Criminal Cases Against ICE Protesters Are Crumbling
How Criminal Cases Against ICE Protesters Are Crumbling Our investigative reporter Danny Hakim describes how the government has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants. By Danny Hakim, Gilad Thaler, Caroline Kim, Jon Miller, Joey Sendaydiego, Edward Vega and Melanie Bencosme July 18, 2026
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals.
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Donald Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals.
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Donald Trump has branded them "insurrectionists," "animals" and "thugs," part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals.
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found. In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals.
Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment Federal judges had chosen the veteran Seattle prosecutor to fill the vacant seat. Now, a potential legal battle looms. Roger Rogoff, a former federal prosecutor and state judge, in court in Seattle in 2016.Credit...Ted S.
Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment
The Trump administration fired a federal prosecutor on Wednesday, less than an hour after he was appointed to lead the U.S. attorney's office in Seattle, a move that sets the stage for a likely legal battle. Federal judges in the Western District of Washington had unanimously appointed Roger Rogoff to be the Justice Department's top official there, filling a vacancy that the president has never addressed.
Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment
Federal judges had chosen the veteran Seattle prosecutor to fill the vacant seat. Now, a potential legal battle looms. The Trump administration fired a federal prosecutor on Wednesday, less than an hour after he was appointed to lead the United States attorney’s office in Seattle, a move that sets … The New York Times - Danny Hakim, Jonah E. Bromwich • 1d Read more on nytimes.com U.S. Politics Wash. State Politics Pacific Northwest Washington (State) Trump Administration
Twelve people killed in Missouri plane crash, skydiving company says
By CHRISTINA MORALES, DANNY HAKIM, BERNARD MOKAM and MAIA SPOTO NYTimes News Service Eleven passengers and a pilot who were taking off for a skydiving trip in Missouri were killed shortly after the plane’s initial ascent Sunday, officials said, making it the worst airplane crash affecting the close community of skydivers around the rural town of Butler. Emergency responders received a call about the plane crash just after 11:30 a.m. Central time, several local authorities said.
Una papa misteriosa en el cielo de Colorado aparece en los archivos sobre ovnis
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Una papa misteriosa en el cielo de Colorado aparece en los archivos sobre ovnis Las papas ya han aparecido en avistamientos anteriores, así como en viajes espaciales reales y de ficción.
12 Dead After Skydiving Plane Crashes Shortly Following Takeoff
Eleven passengers and a pilot who were taking off for a skydiving trip in Missouri were killed shortly after the plane's initial ascent Sunday, officials said, making it the worst airplane crash affecting the close community of skydivers around the rural town of Butler. Emergency responders received a call about the plane crash just after 11:30 a.m. Central time, several local authorities said.
Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files Potatoes have featured in sightings before, and in real and fictional space travel.
Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files
6 hours ago Leaders at the company share ties to a Cornell team where they honed engineering skills After celebrating SpaceX’sSPCX19.22%increase; up pointing triangle initial public offering with colleagues, Bill Riley plans to pack his bags for a trip to Brooklyn, Mich. Riley, a top engineering executive at the …
Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files Original
Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files Potatoes have featured in sightings before, and in real and fictional space travel. This image is an artistic interpretation of a 2022 incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena, or U.A.P., reported near Colorado Springs.Credit...U.S. Department of Defense This is Danny Hakim’s first story on flying potatoes.
Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest UFO Files
The giant potato was sighted at 9:35 a.m. hovering over the Cheyenne Mountains. The year was 2022. It was mid-February, about 50 degrees. The sky was blue. The flying spud, or what looked like one, was sighted by an Army intelligence officer and four members of his unit from Fort Carson in Colorado, according to documents that were among a new tranche of UFO files released by the Trump administration Friday.
The G.O.P. Candidate Whose Indie Films Landed Him in Tax Court
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The G.O.P. Candidate Whose Indie Films Landed Him in Tax Court Rick Jackson, a billionaire, wants to be Georgia’s next governor. But the I.R.S. has questioned how his low-budget movies turned into tax windfalls.
This Billionaire Running for Governor Is Fighting the IRS
Rick Jackson, a billionaire seeking the Republican nomination for Georgia governor, has some Hollywood baggage. Jackson, who faces a primary runoff Tuesday, has campaigned on his promise to make Georgia more affordable and his by-the-bootstraps success as the founder of a healthcare staffing company. He has also moonlighted for years as an indie movie producer.
Scouts of Hope: What a Women’s Delegation Brought Back from Abu Dhabi
In a region exhausted by fear, our Women Champions for Change (WCC) delegation returned from Abu Dhabi with a different report: the dangers are real, but so are the partners, the possibilities, and the women determined to keep walking toward hope. Last week’s parashah reading, Sh’lach, tells the story of twelve leaders sent by Moshe to scout the land. They return with a mixed report: the land is fruitful, but the cities are fortified and the people are powerful. Ten scouts say: we cannot do this.
Scouts of Hope: What a Women’s Delegation Brought Back from Abu Dhabi
In a region exhausted by fear, our Women Champions for Change (WCC) delegation returned from Abu Dhabi with a different report: the dangers are real, but so are the partners, the possibilities, and the women determined to keep walking toward hope. Last week’s parashah reading, Sh’lach, tells the story of twelve leaders sent by Moshe to scout the land. They return with a mixed report: the land is fruitful, but the cities are fortified and the people are powerful. Ten scouts say: we cannot do this.
Jurors Balked at Indicting ICE Protesters. Prosecutors Kept Pushing.
The federal prosecutor was frustrated. She was meeting with a grand jury in Chicago in October, trying yet again to secure an indictment for the Department of Justice in a case against protesters arrested during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The jurors, peppering her with questions during the secret proceedings, were not convinced. "I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock," one of the grand jurors told the prosecutor, Sheri H.
Jurors Balked at Indicting ICE Protesters. Prosecutors Kept Pushing.
Jurors Balked at Indicting ICE Protesters. Prosecutors Kept Pushing. Newly released transcripts showed a Chicago prosecutor repeatedly urging grand jurors to indict protesters of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Andrew Boutros, the U.S. attorney in Chicago.Credit...E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune, via Associated Press June 9, 2026, 7:40 p.m. ET The federal prosecutor was frustrated.
5 Things to Know About Steve Hilton Original
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. 5 Things to Know About Steve Hilton Mr. Hilton was the right-hand man of Prime Minister David Cameron in Britain and a Fox News host before he ran for California governor.
He Was Satirized on British TV. Now He’s Trump’s Pick to Lead California.
Earlier this year, the candidates for California governor were asked at a forum what they were watching on television. Steve Hilton, the Republican who is President Trump’s pick for the job, brought up a British political satire called “The Thick of It.” “It’s from the producers of ‘Veep,’” he told the crowd, adding that it was “incredibly profane.” “There’s a character that curses like you’ve never seen before.” Then he got to his point.
He Was Satirized on British TV. Now He's Trump's Pick to Lead California.
This year, the candidates for California governor were asked at a forum what they were watching on television. Steve Hilton, the Republican who is President Donald Trump's pick for the job, brought up a British political satire called "The Thick of It." "It's from the producers of 'Veep,'" he told the crowd, adding that it was "incredibly profane." "There's a character that curses like you've never seen before." Then he got to his point.
Who Is the Prosecutor Investigating E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits?
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Who Is the Prosecutor Investigating E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits? Andrew S. Boutros, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, is said to be overseeing the criminal investigation. Andrew S. Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago in April.Credit...E.
Who Is the Prosecutor Investigating E. Jean Carroll's Lawsuits?
The federal prosecutor overseeing a criminal investigation related to E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, has presided over a Chicago office marked by high-profile prosecutorial failures and a deluge of staff resignations. The prosecutor, Andrew S. Boutros, was appointed by the Trump administration as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois just over a year ago.
An Election Denier Might Be Georgia’s Next Governor
An Election Denier Might Be Georgia’s Next Governor Burt Jones, the leading G.O.P. candidate for governor, worked with Trump allies to try to overturn the election, and even talked to the president himself. While campaigning, Burt Jones boasts about his efforts in 2020.Credit...Nicole Craine for The New York Times May 26, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET Burt Jones, the Republican front-runner in the Georgia governor’s race, presents his considerable efforts to overturn Donald J.
GOP Candidate for Governor Leans Into His Election Denialism
Burt Jones, the Republican front-runner in the Georgia governor's race, presents his considerable efforts to overturn Donald Trump's election loss in 2020 as a badge of honor. On the stump, he even boasts about it. "You've got to think back to who was standing up -- who was in the ditch, in the foxhole -- with everybody when we were fighting in 2020," Jones told a crowd recently while campaigning inside a gun store in suburban Atlanta.
A look inside the case that enshrined political power for billionaires
For a brief moment in American history, the rich didn’t control politics. Back in 1974, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed new campaign finance restrictions that would have largely eliminated the ability of wealthy people to buy elections. In addition to donor disclosure rules and contribution limits, the new legislation capped so-called independent expenditures on behalf of political candidates at $1,000 a year.
A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
For a brief moment in American history, the rich didn’t control politics. Back in 1974, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed new campaign finance restrictions that would have largely eliminated the ability of wealthy people to buy elections. In addition to donor disclosure rules and contribution limits, the new legislation capped so-called “independent expenditures” on behalf of political candidates at $1,000 a year.
A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
For a brief moment in American history, the rich didn't control politics. Back in 1974, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed new campaign finance restrictions that would have largely eliminated the ability of wealthy people to buy elections. In addition to donor disclosure rules and contribution limits, the new legislation capped so-called independent expenditures on behalf of political candidates at $1,000 a year.
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