In a White House split between moderates and populists, Stephen Miller has been identified with the latter wing, often seen as a protege of chief strategist Steve Bannon. Palace gossip now puts the former head of Breitbart News in a vulnerable position, and the other Steve appears to have gotten the message – according to…
(JTA) — Ezra Cohen-Watnick has been in the spotlight recently following reports that he was the aide behind a White House leak to help back up President Donald Trump’s claim that Barack Obama had wiretapped him. The New York Times reported last month that the Jewish senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council was one of two White…
Outspoken radio host Howard Stern has some choice words for Sean Spicer, slicing and dicing the White House press secretary for his comments earlier this week about the Holocaust. “The guy’s just not informed, and it’s kind of embarrassing — it’s just embarrassing. But it’s entertaining as hell,” Stern said Wednesday on his SiriusXM program,…
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League is offering to hold Holocaust-awareness training for White House staff after administration spokesman Sean Spicer was pilloried for saying Adolf Hitler never used chemical weapons. In a letter to Spicer shared with the media on Thursday, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said his organization “would be happy to conduct…
As I covered the news of the White House Seder over the last few days — and then the news of a White House Seder minus POTUS and family — I came across a big cache of images of White House Seders past, those held during the Obama Administration. They made me very nostalgic, but…
Jake Tapper has never been afraid of a tough interview. But the CNN politics anchor says that since the election he’s gone one step further, developing the spine to ask hard questions even if it means a guest won’t come back on his program. “One of the things that I have found myself more willing…
The White House plans to host a Passover Seder after all, according to Jewish Insider’s Daily Kickoff. Sources told Jewish Insider that the Trump Administration will indeed mark the holiday with a Seder Monday night, which is the first night of Passover. Barack Obama began the tradition of hosting a Passover Seder at the White…
After an election in which he was President Trump’s “brain,” the White House’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, seems to be losing out in an administration riven with infighting, according to Politico. Some responsibilities appear to be sliding toward his most formidable rival in the president’s inner circle: Senior Adviser Jared Kushner. Trump earlier this week…
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