Pennsylvania

Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

Penn has appealed the case and this week asked for a stay on the court order, which would otherwise require them to produce the list by May 1. 

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(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026.
A view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which served as the headquarters building for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1975, in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2026.

Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison

55-year-old Clift Seferlis of Garrett Park had pled guilty to 17 counts of mailing threatening communications and eight counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs.

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Beth Israel of Mahanoy City, seen here in the 1950s, was built by Jewish merchants and businesspeople who served the area's burgeoning coal industry.

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

Mahanoy City’s first Jewish congregation dates back to 1888, having laid the cornerstone for the former Beth Israel Synagogue in 1923.

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner calls ICE agents "wannabe Nazis" during a rally at City Hall, January 27, 2026.

‘Don’t be a wimp’: Josh Shapiro, Philly DA Larry Krasner spar over ICE-Nazi comparisons

The spat between Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner comes amid a rise in such incendiary comparisons used to describe weeks of chaotic ICE activity.

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Rudy Giuliani claims voter 'fraud' in long-shot Pennsylvania case

A loss in the case would likely doom Trump's already-remote prospects of altering the election's outcome.

NOVEMBER 17, 2020ByREUTERS
Rudy Giuliani delivers remarks before Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., September 28, 2016.

More changes in Trump's legal team in Pennsylvania election challenge lawsuit

The lawyers — Linda Kerns, John Scott and Douglas Bryan Hughes — made the request in a court filing on Monday, adding that the campaign consented to their withdrawal.

NOVEMBER 17, 2020ByREUTERS
A TRUMP SUPPORTER holds a placard while ballots are being tabulated in Philadelphia, last Sunday.

Trump Pennsylvania campaign hits snag as law firm drops case

The case was filed on Monday, three days before the law firm dropped it.

NOVEMBER 14, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a sign stating "STOP THE STEAL" and a pin stating "Poll Watcher" after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the Pennsylvania general election vote count across the street from where ballots are being counted, three d

Trump campaign sues to halt Pennsylvania from certifying Biden win

The lawsuit alleged Pennsylvania's mail-in voting system "lacked all of the hallmarks of transparency and verifiability that were present for in-person voters."

NOVEMBER 10, 2020ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

Republicans seeking to raise $60m. to fund Trump legal challenges

“They want $60 million,” said a Republican donor who received solicitations from the campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC).

NOVEMBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 31, 2020.

Two men charged with gun offenses near Philadelphia vote counting center

Local media reports showed stickers on the suspects' vehicle promoting QAnon, a pro-Trump antisemitic conspiracy theory.

NOVEMBER 7, 2020ByREUTERS
A person wears a mask depicting US President Donald Trump as supporters of U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden take part in a rally as votes continue to be counted following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 6, 2020.

US Elections: Rundown of Trump campaign legal battles per state

Below is a list of the cases that will play out in the coming days and possibly weeks:

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
President Donald J. Trump speaks during an election event at the White House in the early morning hours on November 4, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Liberal Jews fear that even if the president is defeated, his ideology has not been repudiated.

Decision Desk HQ calls the election for Biden

Election officials are still counting ballots.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is joined on stage by her running-mate, U.S Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, after she accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination during an acceptance speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Cen

Philadelphia police probe alleged plot to attack vote counting venue

Police arrested two men and seized their firearms as well as the Hummer truck about which they had received the tip.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
US election mail-in voting ballot (illustrative)

US Postal Service says 1,700 ballots found in Pennsylvania facilities

Ballots must be received by Friday evening in Pennsylvania in order to be counted.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California