(As provided to YWN by the White House): Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to

Speaking at a Gimmel election rally in Haifa, Rav Meir Porush calls on supporters to get out and vote and for each person to make sure his spouse, family and

President Barack Obama is promising to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals the beginning of his second term in office. Placing his hand on two

Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined lawmakers and other dignitaries at the Capitol for President Barack Obama’s ceremonial swearing-in Monday to a second term. The two men are

The prison-bound brother of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff has attended his granddaughter’s bat mitzvah in New York. Peter Madoff was sentenced in December to 10 years in prison for

[LETTER IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In a letter signed by HaGaon Harav Yitzchok Shaul Kanievsky sent to the media, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita calls on “everyone to vote Gimmel ?? ?????,” including Ashkenazim and Sephardim alike. The Gadol Hador is quoted as saying all those who adhere to these words will be showered with an […]

A security guard at a school on Tabor Street was stabbed and moderately injured while a second employee who came to his assistance sustained a light wound to one of

Voting in Israel has not changed and citizens will cast a paper ballot as they have done in past years. The ballots are placed into a slotted box, which is

During President Barack Obama’s first term, the number of Americans collecting federal disability insurance increased by 1,385,418 to a record 8,827,795. As a result, there is now one person collecting disability in this county for every 13 people working full-time. Forty-two years ago, in December 1968, there were 51 people working full-time in this country […]

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor, appearing Sunday on “Face the Nation” to launch her new gig. Host Bob Schieffer made the announcement

President Barack Obama will celebrate his public inauguration ceremony on Monday as he starts his second term in office. Here are some facts about U.S. presidential inaugurations. ** Obama is

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian authorities to protect state computers from hacking attacks, the Kremlin said on Monday, after an Internet security firm said a spy network had infiltrated

President Barack Obama has prepared a second inaugural address that broadly lays out his vision for the country’s future, setting the stage for looming debates over taxes, guns, immigration and

While in the past the presidential mandate to assemble a coalition government has generally been given to the party with the most seats after elections, this has not always been

President Shimon Peres on Thursday 17 Shevat 5773 at the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum at kibbutz Lochamei HaGetaot, took part in a ceremony to commemorate 70 years since the outbreak