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


Meet 10 Jewish candidates who could be elected to Congress for the first time this fall

Among the 46 Jewish nominees for the US House of Representatives are 22 incumbents and 24 challengers.

 Meet the ten Jewish US House candidates in the 2022 midterm election.

Two in five US voters worry about intimidation at polls -Reuters/Ipsos

US voters feel the constant sense of voter intimidation at their local polling stations.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

GOP groups quiet on PA governor race after Mastriano adviser questions Shapiro's Judaism

Ellis was previously a lawyer for Donald Trump who is best known for promoting the former president’s lie that he won the 2020 election.

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano greets supporters as Jenna Ellis, former legal advisor and counsel to former President Donald Trump, stands on stage during his primary night party at The Orchards in Chambersburg, Penn., May 17, 2022.

In Nevada’s nail-baiter race, the Jewish vote could determine the winner

Republicans are likely to win back the House of Representatives and eyeing a Senate victory as well, while Democrats seek to expand their Senate margin, promising voters to codify Roe v. Wade.

 Will the Jewish vote determine the outcome of the Nevada race?

Americans divided on midterm voting intentions but economy remains top issue- study

The recent Pew survey, three weeks before midterms, found that economy remained top issue for US voters. 

A bird flies by the United States Capitol building in Washington, US, March 17, 2022.

Biden approval holds near lowest level of his presidency - poll

US President Joe Biden's approval rating stayed close to the lowest level of his presidency this week, a dark sign for his Democratic Party's prospects in the November 8 midterm elections.

 US President Joe Biden speaks after signing an executive order to help safeguard women's access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, at the White House in Washington, US, July 8, 2022.

JDCA endorses nine additional candidates ahead of the 2022 midterms

The nine candidates being endorsed by the JDCA are running against Republicans who dent the outcome of the 2020 election and oppose abortions.

Matthew Brooks (R) and Halie Soifer (C) speaking at AJC's global forum plenary session, June 2019

Biden overhauls US policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses

Biden said thousands of people with prior marijuana possession convictions will be pardoned.

US President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 28, 2022.

Facebook to ban certain political ads before elections

Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced that it will restrict certain political ads in the United States, Israel, Brazil and Italy.

People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.

How US midterm elections renew cyber threat debate - opinion

In the elections, we have the chance to choose between gaining knowledge and freedom by understanding our role in the question of liberty vs security or live in ignorance and apparent security.

 Cyber attack