(JTA) — The Senate Ethics Committee opened a preliminary inquiry into groping allegations against Sen. Al Franken. Six women have accused Franken, D-Minn., who is Jewish, of touching them inappropriately during various photo opportunities and campaign events. The accusations date from between 2003 and 2010. “While the Committee does not generally comment on pending matters…
As a part of our Rabbi Roundtable series, we brought together leading rabbis from all corners of the Jewish world to offer their thoughts on the big questions. This week, we asked our rabbis, “Is there a unified set of specifically Jewish values, and if so, what are they?” Here are their responses: Adina Lewittes,…
On a recent sunny morning, a friend of mine was scrolling through her Instagram, when she received a DM (direct message for you non-Instagram folks) from a modest Jewish fashion blogger. “Hey, I love your creations,” the message went. “Would love to collab and feature you on my page.” The fashion blogger wanted my friend,…
While much has been written about the vast array of business interests held by presidential adviser/son-in-law Jared Kushner before he joined the White House, little notice was paid to his stake in a health care provider founded by his brother Joshua Kushner. The company, Oscar Health Insurance, benefited from Obamacare and was active on the…
An art collection worth anywhere between $5-25 million. A huge loan from Deutsche Bank. $250,000 in Israel Bonds. All of these constitute part of the previously undisclosed fortune of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who filed a revised financial report to the Office of Government Ethics last week that included more than 70 items “inadvertently”…
A disclosure of ethics waivers provided to Trump administration officials suggests that top adviser Steve Bannon may still be playing a key role in the right-wing media world — despite working in the White House. The disclosure, first reported by The New York Times, lists 16 White House staffers who were exempt from ethics rules…
President Trump recently released his full budget proposal, which he titled “The Foundation for American Greatness.” It is an understatement to say that this budget comes nowhere close to living up to its grandiose title. In truth, it presents a dark vision for America, one at odds with all this country has stood for since…
Missouri governor Eric Greitens, who ran on a platform of ethic reform, is now getting a taste of his own medicine. The Kansas City Star reports that lawmakers in Jefferson City are forcing a debate over a bill that would provide greater transparency in political donations from not-for-profit organizations including one that is backing Greitens….
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