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U.S. Politics
Mishpacha, ISSUE 739-621
December 16, 2018

As Norm Eisen pursues President Trump over alleged ethical violations, he’s trying to make sure Washington’s moral compass is pointed straight

Mishpacha, ISSUE 664-546
January 18, 2017

Obama was long on well-intended vision but short on results. Donald Trump has promised — with the help of G-d— to upend Obama’s feats, but can he undo the last eight years?

Mishpacha, ISSUE 636-518
November 23, 2016

The usual veil of polite PC dialogue has been lifted to reveal a splintered country, raw with emotion, and American Jews take a deep breath. Eight stories from the trenches

Mishpacha, ISSUE 620-502
July 27, 2016

Over four days, Americans witnessed a Republican convention like no other in history. Takeaways, analysis, and impressions from the convention floor

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May 04, 2016

Just three months ago, as the presidential primary season got underway, the burning question was whether Donald Trump could capitalize on his popularity in the polls and translate that into votes. Ten million votes and victories in 25 states later, the real estate mogul and television celebrity is on the verge of closing the biggest deal he has ever bargained for. An exclusive Mishpacha interview

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August 12, 2015

Israel views the Iran deal that Barack Obama negotiated as an existential threat, a detail that made Senator Chuck Schumer’s delay in stating his views puzzling. Now that he’s said he’ll vote against the deal, can the New York senator realistically be expected to win more votes to the cause? Or will the price of scuttling the deal be too heavy for this shrewd politician on the cusp of his most powerful position yet?

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June 23, 2015

David Greenfield is arguably one of America’s most powerful Orthodox Jewish elected officials. His Brooklyn district is home to more than 120,000 Jews, but if you ask him, he insists the best way to serve them is to exert broad influence for the benefit of all his constituents. As Mishpacha’s news editor Binyamin Rose shadowed Greenfield for a full working day, Councilman Greenfield shared the political wisdom of a spiritual gadol, and disclosed how his yarmulke almost set off a Mideast crisis.