White House

Donald Trump asks Jared Kushner, his Jewish son-in-law, for help on White House transition

Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, would not be involved in the actual transition, according to The New York Times' report.

Obama to host late Passover seder this year

The president will hold the seder, whose guests include Jewish staffers and backers, next week after returning from Saudi Arabia.

Arab-Israeli lawmaker Ayman Odeh to hold landmark talks with White House

The Joint Arab List chairman reportedly will be the first prominent representative of Israel’s Arabic community to engage in high-profile diplomatic talks in Washington, D.C.

United States

Pope’s White House visit to coincide with Yom Kippur

Israel

White House: Obama didn’t call Iran deal opponents ‘crazies’

Politics

White House ‘confident’ in agreement having Iran perform its own inspections

United States

Jewish woman to be White House’s first openly transgender staffer

Culture

The Iran deal now has its own Twitter handle

Global

White House backs Israel’s right of self-defense following rocket attacks

United States

Chabad delegation meeting Obama includes woman, a first

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