US politics
US support for Iran war falls to 31% as Trump approval remains at record low- poll
Support for the conflict has remained below 40% since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28.
Republicans see opportunity in progressives' primary wins while Democrats embrace debate
Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to return to Trump-aligned MAGA Inc.
Jon Ossoff is not betraying Israel, and his critics do not speak for Georgia’s Jews - opinion
How do Jews, Israel factor into other Michigan races ahead of the elections?
Candidates across Michigan are clashing over Israel, military aid, and antisemitism as the issue shapes congressional and local Democratic primaries
New Connecticut law requires educators to develop curriculum materials for Islamic, Arab studies
Connecticut's education board must prepare optional Islamic and Arab studies materials, while a new group will address antisemitism in public schools.
US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, nation's top spy
Clayton's hearing earlier this month at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier.
US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work
“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a statement.
In Detroit, pro-Israel Senate candidate Haley Stevens meets pro-Palestinan El-Sayed supporter
The interaction spotlighted two questions hanging over Michigan’s primaries: To what degree are voters factoring Israel into their decisions, and does pro-Palestinian sentiment cross racial lines?
As Maine's Senate race begins, Jewish voters find themselves 'politically homeless'
With Democrats eyeing a key Senate pickup in Maine, some Jewish voters say Israel has become a defining issue in the Collins-Jackson race, leaving them torn ahead of Election Day.
Charles Kushner leaves New York over what he calls Mamdani's 'antisemitism'
According to US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, his decision is driven less by Mamdani's socialist policies than by what he characterized as hostility toward Jews and Israel.
Darline Graham to run for full term to replace her brother in US Senate
Her announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump asked her to run for the US Senate in a special Republican primary in South Carolina on August 11.
Michigan's Senate race tests pro-Israel Jews' loyalty to Democratic Party
The state’s upcoming US Senate primary is making many deeply uneasy. Many a Jew in the mitten state is pulling for pro-Israel centrist US Rep. Haley Stevens to win on Aug. 4.
Why distancing from Israel is becoming an asset for Democrats - analysis
As the comedian Bill Maher quipped last year, anti-Israel politics has become today’s Che Guevara T-shirt.
