Does the Anti-Nepotism Statute Preclude Trump from Appointing Kushner?

Congress, which holds the purse strings, may have the power to withhold the salary of a relative who the president wants as an adviser.
Who Was Behind CNN’s “Fake News” on Trump?

CNN is “fake news,” Trump said, and BuzzFeed “is a failing pile of garbage.”
The Top Ten Misreported and Underreported Stories of 2016

As we look back on 2016, we would like to highlight some of the American media’s worst abuses that occurred during the past year, including coverage of the very divisive election campaign.
Netanyahu, Congress, AIPAC and the PLO

It is not in the least surprising that the PLO-controlled Palestinian Authority did not condemn the terrorist attack on Sunday.
Junctions

There are a couple of indications that Israel is approaching a junction.
Syria: Two Scenarios

The latest reports from Syria indicate that the ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in Syria is already in trouble.
What’s Important?

And then we may discover what Donald Trump has meant by his one-liners and tweets.
Obama Administration Set for One Last Strike at Israel

A Paris “peace conference” and a Turtle Bay aftermath.
The “No Scandals” Obama Administration Revisited

The Clintons have been demonstrably corrupt for decades, and President Obama has experienced one scandal after another.
Israel’s Nuclear Strategy and US National Security

The brilliant essay linked to above by Professor Lou Beres, examining Israel’s nuclear strategy, is timely and unsettling.