Midterm elections

Michigan Jewish leaders urge Democratic Party to protect Jewish delegates at convention

Soifer called on El-Sayed to “stand with and defend Nessel and other Jewish Democrats,” noting that JDCA would focus its campaign season on helping elect “Democrats who share our values.”

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others joined El-Sayed to rally the crowds.

Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment

Elon Musk walks to attend the trial in his lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse, in Oakland, California, US, April 29, 2026.

Musk's America PAC plans $100 million-plus effort to boost Republican turnout - report

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

Israel's $50 million influence campaign reaches beyond Iran ceasefire - report


Summer Lee, progressive opposed by AIPAC funding, appears to win Penn. House seat

AIPAC has said progressive Democrat Summer Lee held “dangerous views of the US-Israel alliance.”

 Democratic U.S. Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, appears in an undated handout photo provided October 11, 2022.

Democrat Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania governor's race against Doug Mastriano

The race was closely watched because of the messaging from the Donald Trump-endorsed Mastriano, one of the most extreme Republicans running for any statewide race in the midterms

 An attendee shows her support at a rally for Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Governor John Fetterman and Democratic candidate for Governor Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in Newtown, Pennsylvania, US, November 6, 2022.

In Florida, 2 Tampa area Jewish Democrats lose in House races once deemed close

DeSantis, credited for keeping Florida open through much of the coronavirus pandemic, flipped portions of South Florida red for the first time in decades.

 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Anna Paulina Luna are greeted by supporters at the OCC Roadhouse & Museum in Clearwater, Fla., Nov. 5, 2022.

DeSantis wins re-election in Florida governor's race

DeSantis, who won office by less than half a percentage point four years ago, easily defeated Democratic challenger Charlie Crist.

 FLORIDA GOVERNOR Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, in February.

US Midterm elections: Will there be an increased focus on Israel? - editorial

Support for Israel should not be seen as controversial. That is what is important.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

Critical Race Theory: What is it and is it impacting the midterms? - explainer

What exactly is critical race theory? What are its principles? Where is it taught? What are the arguments for and against it? How is it playing a role in the US midterm elections?

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US midterm elections: Americans to decide fate of Senate, Congress

35 Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot, with Republicans favored to pick up the five seats needed to control the House.

 Voting and campaign signs are displayed during the 2022 US midterm elections, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, November 8, 2022

US midterm elections: 'No specific or credible threat' to voting infrastructure

Threats, offensive language and false rumors of election fraud have been circulating widely ahead of the US midterm elections.

 Michigan voters cast their ballots at Louis Pasteur Elementary School on midterm election day in Detroit, Michigan, November 8, 2022

These Jewish candidates say experience as immigrants made them join GOP

Some candidates' experiences as Jewish youngsters in the Soviet Union have led them to believe that Republican policies are the best way to beat back what they say is a threat of socialism here.

Yura Dashevsky

Campaigning in Iowa, Doug Emhoff stops by kosher deli as statement against antisemitism

The deli visit came amid broad attention to Jews and the hatred they face.

 Grassroots Fundraiser with Vice President Biden, Dr. Biden, Senator Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff - Wilmington, DE - August 21, 2020.