Blog Verité

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on how Knesset chaos is being reflected in the streets; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on shooting of Hallel and Yagel Yaniv and violent aftermath

Justices will hear arguments Tuesday on President Biden’s plan to forgive an estimated $400 billion in debt. Conservative states have called it an abuse of his authority.

Russia’s war on Ukraine affected grain shipments and raised concerns about a global food crisis. A year later, the worst fears about food prices and worldwide hunger failed to materialize.

A plane loaded with scientists and their equipment has been flying through frozen skies this winter, sampling cloud particles to improve predictions of which storms will wreak havoc on the ground. (Image credit: Erica McNamee/NASA)

The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn’t trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen again. (Image credit: Eric Harkleroad/KHN)

It’s been more than five months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, which sparked mass protests in Iran. But part of what fueled them was a sense of economic desperation. (Image credit: Marjan Yazdi for NPR)

A month into the campaign, Russian forces have barely budged despite forays by small units in fields, pine forests and ruined towns.

Hundreds spend night at hilltop location; National Security Minister Ben Gvir asks Netanyahu to allow them to stay as a response to deadly shooting of two brothers by Palestinian

Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg illuminates symbolic aspects of the priestly garb and the meaning behind the Kehuna’s special status among the people of Israel.

What happens to the millions of notes tucked away in the Kotel’s cool crevices?