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Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

The outcome of the races could decide whether Democrats gain the three seats needed to reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans.

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.
Ma'ayan in her studio.

Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

Woman and children receive traditional sweets as they attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at Brooklyn's Prospect Park on March 20, 2026, in New York City.

Muslim charity CAIR-NJ's back-to-school guide attributes 9/11 attacks to US support for Israel

SANDY & ROSALIE, at home: ‘If not now, when?’

Too old for aliyah? This centenarian Jewish couple proved age is no barrier to moving to Israel


NJ-12 candidate Adam Hamawy decries antisemitism amid scrutiny of his Israel views

“As a Muslim, I understand what it feels like to face bigotry, to feel unsafe in your community and to have your loyalty to this country questioned,” Hamawy said in a statement he sent to JTA.

Dr. Adam Hamawy speaks during an AFP interview after meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill, in Washington D.C., June 14, 2024.

New Jersey man indicted for threats against NYC Jewish organization

The Jewish group reportedly feared for their safety upon receiving the emails attributed to 34-year-old Newark resident Cameron Patterson.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Flotilla arrest highlights connections between banned NJ terror front, new NGO - exclusive

New Jersey resident Amrou Ibrahim was named by Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) NJ in a Friday press statement as one of the Gaza flotilla activists that had been detained.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Company invests in hub to make New Jersey 'new Silicon Valley' for foreign start ups

SOSA and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority launched NJ BASE, a new innovation center aimed at bringing global technology companies into the state and accelerating foreign investment.

NJEDA and SOSA inagurated New Jersey's latest innovation center.

Three wounded in Grand Central Station machete attack, Mamdani confirms

In a separate incident on Saturday evening, several people were wounded, and one person was killed during a shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union Township, New Jersey.

A law enforcement officer walks at the crime scene where three people were attacked inside the subway system at Grand Central Station in New York City, US, April 11, 2026.

After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Tom Malinowski endorses rival who says Israel committed genocide

Analilia Mejia has been harsher in her criticism of Israel and, unlike Tom Malinowski, refers to its war in Gaza as a “genocide.”

Tom Malinowski participates in a get-out-the-vote event ahead of midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

Netivot shows how Israel’s periphery can become its center - opinion

Netivot merges innovation and faith, turning Israel’s periphery into a thriving hub.

Carol Ann Schwartz, national president of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, at the inauguration.

Teen charged in Teaneck 'Israel or Palestine' pellet‑gun incident

The victim was fired upon after ignoring a question from the perpetrator, who asked him if he supported Israel or Palestine.

A New Jersey State Police logo.

Isolationism endangers the US as radical ideologies rise internally and abroad - opinion

Ignoring rising radical ideologies abroad and at home puts the US's freedom and security in danger.

Demonstrators protesting against the attacks on Iran step on a poster of US President Donald Trump, in Turkey.

Love at 88, 96: Rosh Hashanah romance that began at shul

A Rosh Hashanah moment in shul sparked a late-life romance in Jerusalem’s French Hill.

Rabbi Hayyim Halpern and Margie Tutnauer