Dec 5, 2024 · Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) has been joining Pete Hegseth on trips around Capitol Hill this week, as the scandal-plagued Fox News host fights to save his nomination as President-elect’s pick for defense secretary. Coleman, the national chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition and a lobbyist who served in the upper chamber between 2003 and 2009, has been seen accompanying Hegseth to ...

Dec 17, 2024 · Elon Musk is facing scrutiny for amplifying Tucker Carlson’s controversial interview with Jeffrey Sachs, the Columbia professor who, in a lengthy discussion with the former Fox News host released on Monday, espouses a litany of conspiracy theories about Israel and the broader Middle East, among other spurious claims that have drawn criticism. “Very interesting interview,” Musk wrote in a ...

Dec 20, 2024 · After bipartisan dealmaking efforts failed, Congress will likely conclude its business, in the worst period of antisemitism in decades, without passing any major new legislation on the issue

Dec 13, 2024 · Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is set to assume the top Democratic spot on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the new year, just weeks after voting in favor of three resolutions that sought to block certain shipments of military aid to Israel. Those votes are likely to put her at odds with many in the pro-Israel community as she assumes the key role, taking over a position recently held by ...

Oct 29, 2024 · The battle for a key endorsement from a sizable Hasidic voting bloc in New York’s Hudson Valley is reaching a crucial moment in the final days of a closely contested congressional race that could determine the balance of power in the House. In an 11th-hour effort to court the Orthodox vote on Monday, the two top Democrats in Congress — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Jewish leaders expressed “deep concern” in a letter on Wednesday to the president of the National Association of Independent Schools — a group that counts more than 100 Jewish day schools as members — after the association held a recent conference where several speakers accused Israel of genocide and spread anti-Israel rhetoric. At the NAIS People of Color Conference (PoCC), held last ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Throughout his campaign, former President Donald Trump shared few substantive clues indicating how he would handle some of the most intractable issues roiling Israel and the Middle East if he is elected to a second term. With Trump declaring victory after sweeping key battleground states, lingering questions remain about how he would navigate ongoing turmoil in the region, despite his repeated ...

Former President Donald Trump announced that he’s planning to nominate ethically-embattled, far-right former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as his attorney general, tapping a figure with a checkered record on antisemitism for a role with key responsibilities in addressing discrimination and hate crimes. The announcement that Trump sought to nominate Gaetz, a scandal-plagued figure widely disliked ...

A total of 19 Senate Democrats voted to advance some or all of a series of three resolutions led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) seeking to block transfers of several types of weaponry to Israel. The resolutions were never expected to pass, but the results reflect growing Democratic opposition to and division over U.S. support for Israel a …

2 days ago · Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis is also on a fast track to Capitol Hill after winning his own primary race Florida state Sen. Randy Fine, a Jewish Republican and outspoken supporter of Israel, handily won a special congressional primary in Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, almost ...