US Elections 2024

US deports Afghan woman in first-ever case before special terrorism court

In a historic first, the DOJ utilized the 1996 Alien Terrorist Removal Court to deport a resident who allegedly supported an ISIS-style mass shooting plot planned for US Election Day.

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A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.
US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the White House in Washington, D.C., US June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Vance, Rubio, or Hegseth? Trump's inner circle quietly prepares for fierce US 2028 race - analysis

Trump, who completely remade the GOP in his image, may discover that choosing who inherits it is more difficult than choosing who serves beneath him

|ByCORINNE BAUM
People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.

Thousands of non-citizens register, hundreds vote in New Jersey elections due to software error

Trump has increasingly warned that November's midterm elections could be compromised unless stricter safeguards are adopted.

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Arab Americans gather at a restaurant for a presidential election watch party In Dearborn, Michigan, US November 5, 2024.

Michigan refuses Trump administration demand for 2024 election ballots

Last week, the Justice Department sent a letter to the clerk in Wayne County demanding ballots, ballot receipts, and ballot envelopes.

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Trump selects Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead HHS, top US health agency

Kennedy ran for president in this year's election before dropping out in August and endorsing Trump in exchange for a role in the Republican's administration.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByREUTERS
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the audience after delivering a foreign policy speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 20, 2023.

A tale of two worlds: Republicans and Democrats after the US election - opinion

Meanwhile, the losing Democrats have turned the rifles on each other, seeking blame, but ignoring the larger reasons and implications of their decisive defeat.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump is joined by Senator Marco Rubio at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before Election Day last week. Rubio is expected to serve as the next secretary of state. Trump has brought back optimism to the American discourse, the writer argues.

Donald Trump picks controversial US rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Gaetz, who faced a federal probe and opposed key bills, would oversee deportations and Jan. 6 pardons while dismantling what Trump calls a 'weaponized government.'

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

Houthis escalate tensions with US in Red Sea - analysis

The Houthis say that their position against "hostile American ships and naval vessels indicates one fact: that position has not and will not change, as long as the aggression" by Israel continues.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
NOW THAT ISRAEL revised its doctrine, neighboring states’ armies should be deterred in peacetime and preempted in wartime, but jihadist militias should be fought anytime, because Israel cannot afford their presence anywhere along its borders. Here, Houthi supporters raise their rifles along with th

Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat

Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up the proclamation stating that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, at the White House in 2017.

Trump will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

Hegseth, if confirmed, could aid Trump's promise to remove generals he believes prioritize progressive diversity policies opposed by conservatives.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
Pete Hegseth has been tapped by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense.

Trump picks Jewish real estate tycoon Steven Witkoff for Mideast envoy

Trump also said he will nominate Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Steve Witkoff stands onstage with US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon, Georgia, US, November 3, 2024

Here's Where Gold & Silver Stand After the Big Election

Precious metals faced a challenging day following Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election victory. Despite that, gold and silver's bull market is still very much alive.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByJESSE COLOMBO
Here's Where Gold & Silver Stand After the Big Election

US Supreme Court rejects Trump ex-aide Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case

Meadows's attempt to take the case out of the democratic stronghold of Fulton County into a friendlier jury pool was rejected by SCOTUS.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByREUTERS
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, US October 21, 2020.

Muslim advocacy groups may have moved the needle in the US election - analysis

CAIR, the largest Muslim advocacy group in the US, declined to endorse either of the major candidates, while Emgage endorsed Harris despite ‘strong disagreement’ with her Israel policy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByCLINT VAN WINKLE / THE MEDIA LINE
US President Joe Biden greets Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, at a dinner in Washington, last month. The administration is faced with the critical dilemma of whether to join Israel in retaliating against Iran, says the writer.