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
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New Connecticut law requires educators to develop curriculum materials for Islamic, Arab studies
US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, nation's top spy
All 100 US senators invited to meet Volodymyr Zelensky during Lindsey Graham funeral
Trump reports over $1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures
Reuters recently estimated the Trump family has made at least $2.3 billion from crypto-related projects since Trump returned to the White House in 2025.
Sanders-endorsed anti-Israel candidate Melat Kiros wins Democratic Colorado congressional primary
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Congress blocks vote on restricting military funding to Israel after Democratic Party debate
Rep. Ro Khanna, co-sponsor of the bill, announced on X/Twitter that Congress had blocked the vote, despite previous reports that the House Rules Committee had marked the amendment as “Made in Order.”
SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions
The court decided 9-0 that the state laws do not violate the Title IX civil rights statute that bars discrimination in education "on the basis of sex."
No-bid White House contract awarded for ballroom construction to tune of $500 b.
US President Donald Trump was directly involved in negotiating some costs for the ballroom, A Washington Post report said.
US Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
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Supreme Court rejects Alan Dershowitz appeal to revive defamation lawsuit against CNN
Dershowitz had urged the justices to roll back protections against defamation claims that the Supreme Court established in its landmark 1964 ruling in a case called New York Times v. Sullivan.
US Supreme Court declines to hear Trump's bid to overturn $5m. E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse ruling
The justices turned away Trump's appeal after a lower court upheld the 2023 jury verdict and rejected Trump's arguments the trial was unfair because the judge permitted evidence of past misconduct.
House urges Trump to halt F-35 sale to Turkey over Israel partnership, Russian intel. concerns
"Hardly a day goes by that Erdogan doesn't call for the destruction of the State of Israel... we will also draw the attention of our American friends to these statements," Netanyahu said.
As Supreme Court's term nears its end, three major Trump rulings are due
The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has seven disputes still to be resolved, and has set Monday as its next day to issue rulings.
