Bernie Sanders

Platner suspends Senate campaign, forcing Democrats to pivot in crucial Maine race

Many Democrats had already questioned Platner's fitness for office before Politico reported on Monday that a woman accused him of forcing her to have sex with him nearly ⁠five years ago.

Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next US Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 25, 2026.

Bernie Sanders urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race as Democrats vie to succeed him

DC MAYORAL candidate Janeese Lewis George prepares for an interview with members of the news media next to a voting site at the Chevy Chase Community Center during DC’s primary voting day in Washington, DC, US, June 16, 2026.

Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish concern leads DC mayoral primary vote

Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US departs from the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025

Leiter’s blunt accuracy may be undiplomatic, but his criticism is valid - editorial


US Senate tables resolution for assessing potential Israeli human rights violations

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the resolution last year on Dec. 14. 

 US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer next to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, as supporters of Israel gather in solidarity and protest against antisemitism, amid the war with Hamas, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, US November 14, 2023.

Two Jewish Democrats join growing calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

The calls signal a growing shift in how Jewish Democrats are approaching the war as it enters its sixth week, the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip intensifies.

 US Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022.

In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas ceasefire stance

Later on Sunday, Sanders made clear that the affection wasn’t mutual.

 US Rep Rashida Tlaib and Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders exit the stage following a campaign rally for Sanders in Detroit, Michigan, US October 27, 2019

Bernie Sanders: I don't know if a ceasefire is possible with Hamas

Sanders begins the interview with a clear and direct statement "Hamas slaughtered 1,400 people in cold blood, Israel has a right to defend itself."

Bernie Sanders responds to a question from a reporter

Grapevine September 20, 2023: A changing situation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 RABBI YITZHAK DOVID GROSSMAN and MKs Benny Gantz and Pnina Tamano-Shata with boys studying at Zoharim.

A congressional Nakba Day debacle - editorial

We applaud the lawmakers, both Democratic and Republican, who have spoken out against Wednesday’s event and hope their voices win out in the end.

 US Rep Rashida Tlaib and Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders exit the stage following a campaign rally for Sanders in Detroit, Michigan, US October 27, 2019

Who attended US Speaker McCarthy's bipartisan Israel event?

Tlaib ultimately hosted her event on the Senate side of the Capitol, securing a room with the help of a progressive Jewish ally, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

 US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (L) is seen alongside Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 1, 2023.

Is US bipartisanship going entirely out of fashion?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: As US bipartisan relations weaken, where does that leave US-Israel relations?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets yesterday with US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (fourth from left) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, along with a Republican delegation including Sens. Katie Britt, Ted Budd, Joni Ernst, Markwayne Mullin, Pete Ricketts and Thom Tillis.

Candidates backed by AIPAC and J Street face off for first time

AIPAC-backed Don Davis beats J Street-backed Erica Smith in NC • The tables turn in PA

 A man fills out a ballot at a voting booth in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina, May 17, 2022.

My Word: Between boycotts and the Gaza gauntlet

The Hamas vision of the future is not an idyll of peace and prosperity. Bernie Sanders should read the report if he wants to know what he will be aiding and abetting.

 Hamas supporters wearing veils and gloves take part in an anti-Israel rally in Jenin.