Americans

Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Americans' views on Trump soured significantly with regard to his stewardship over the cost of living, as gasoline prices have surged since the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 11, 2026.
People wave Iranian pre-1979 Islamic Revolution and American flags while members of the Iranian community celebrate in front of the Federal Building on March 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Most Americans oppose Iran war but want regime change, freedom for Iranians, no nuclear threat

Pro-Israel demonstrators confront anti-Trump protesters during the "March 4 Democracy" rally on the National Mall on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. The protest was already scheduled before President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Israel had launched an attack on Iran.

Americans now view Israel more negatively than positively, poll finds

People march during a protest against the war in Iran on March 2, 2026 in New York, New York. U.S.

The very big differences between US, Israeli public views about the Iran war - opinion


Terror-linked Islamist charities thrive under the unregulated American nonprofit system - opinion

Unindicted co-conspirators that escape prosecution but are credibly linked to terrorist groups deserve IRS attention.

 US ATTORNEY-GENERAL Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, last month. The heads of three congressional committees have called on him to investigate and shut down ‘Palestine Chronicle,’ a pro-Hamas publication, the writer notes.

Jerusalem Youth Chorus wows Simon Cowell on ‘America’s Got Talent’

The Jerusalem Youth Chorus, with Israeli and Palestinian singers, received a standing ovation on America's Got Talent, promoting peace and inclusion.

 Simon Cowell attends the "America's Got Talent" Season 19 Red Carpet at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 26, 2024 in Pasadena, California.

Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine

Nathan Abrams, in an article on MAD’s Jewish sensibility, argues that in the 1950s and ’60s the magazine “marinated in the same urban Jewish culture” that produced the New York Intellectuals.

"What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine," an exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum, features Norman Mingo's 1973 cover illustration for MAD Magazine #156 depicting Alfred E. Neuman as a character in "Fiddler on the Roof." (JTA Photo; MAD and all related elements © & ™ E.C. Publications. C

Wreck of famed Shackleton’s last expedition ship ‘Quest’ found underwater off Canada’s coast

The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's last ship, Quest, was found off Canada's coast, 62 years after it vanished, using sonar scans by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

 An undated side-scan sonar image shows the wreck of Quest, Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition ship on which he died off the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic in 1922, as it lies upright and intact on the seabed at a depth of 390 metres northwest of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Russia starts new trial of jailed US ex-marine Gilman, RIA says

Gilman, whose lawyers told the TASS news agency at his original trial that he had come to Russia to study and obtain citizenship, had pleaded guilty to all the charges, according to RIA.

 Prosecutor Mikael Ozdoyev speaks with journalists after a court hearing of the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who went on trial on spying charges, in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

Will more Americans living overseas vote abroad in the 2024 elections?

Andee Goldman: “Voting from abroad is a privilege granted by US law. By not voting, you allow others to speak for you. Your vote is your voice.”  

 The number of Americans overseas who can vote in US elections.

American intelligence aided Israeli forces in Gaza hostage rescue operation

Hamas subsequently responded to the report, slamming the Biden administration for participating in Israel's effort to recover the hostages.

A military helicopter seen at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024

The Jewish problem with Trump supporters saying his guilty verdict was ‘rigged’ - opinion

When Trump rejected his New York trial verdict, Jewish legal perspectives on acceptance of court rulings highlight the contrast between American and Jewish law.

 Jury members listen to readback of testimony as Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Manhattan state court in New York

'Take this hijab and shove it': Bill Maher slams hypocrisy in 'gender apartheid' speech

Bill Maher critiques selective outrage among activists, urging them to address gender apartheid and human rights abuses often overlooked by Western protests.

 Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party during the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, US, March 27, 2022. Uploaded on 2/6/2024

AACI holds memorial ceremony for North Americans who fell in battle and victims of terror

US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew was present and noted that more than 30 American citizens were murdered in the Hamas atrocities on October 7.

 L-R: MAJ.-GEN. (RES.) Doron Almog, chairman of the Jewish Agency, David London, CEO of AACI, US Amb. Jack Lew, former AACI president Julian Landau, laying wreaths at AACI Memorial Wall.