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At Jewish Democrats summit, Senate candidate Graham Platner divides the room

“As far as I’m concerned, you can regret having a Nazi tattoo, you can try to cover it up, but it’s still there,” JDCA CEO Halie Soifer said.

U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event on May 2, 2026, in Appleton, Maine.
Philippine Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Jonvic Remulla gestures as he arrives at the Senate, which holds Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal

Mystery surrounds Senate shooting as Phillipine president calls emergency meeting after chaos

U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Graham Platner becomes presumptive Dem. nominee as opponent Janet Mills drops out of race

A MAN sets an Israeli flag on fire, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, earlier this month. Iran’s regime not only harbors genocidal intentions toward Israel but also pursues a broader vision to destabilize the West, the writer says.

Weakening Israel’s defense plays into Iran’s hands - opinion


Republicans demand answers from Education Dept. on antisemitism funding

The lawmakers accused the Biden administration of allowing "taxpayer-funded antisemitism" at colleges and universities across the country.

Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, US, April 26, 2022.

Animal testing drugs for US FDA approval no longer mandatory

Called the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, the bill, signed into law by US President Joe Biden, saw support from Republicans and Democrats alike.

A mouse, illustrative image.

Zelensky’s Washington visit could be a gamechanger - analysis

Zelensky's resolve to stay in the capital and also visit the frontlines has been one of the shining moments of Ukraine’s war effort.

 UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky attends a conference in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, in Paris, via videolink last week. The Russian leadership has asked the world to believe that the Ukrainian government led by a Jewish president is ‘a Nazi regime.’

Republicans need to stop the assault on Social Security - opinion

1 in 4 Americans – retirees, disabled, survivors – receive some form of Social Security. This is an insurance program people have paid into all their working years, not some government handout.

 SOCIAL SECURITY card designs over the past several decades are shown in this photo illustration.

Midterms: The United States is heading to the polls

The United States will hold its midterm elections on Tuesday will all of the seats in the House of Representatives up for grabs.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

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?

A letter to Congressman Deutch

 REP. TED Deutch (D-Florida) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, 2019.

US elections: Why won't Dr. Oz discuss Israel in his campaign? - opinion

Dr. Mehmet Oz is running for Senate but his campaign is in need of fixing.

 PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at an election event.

Tisha Be'Av with members of the US House of Representatives - opinion

The conversation had gone to places I never expected. And we pledged to speak again sometime soon.

 JEWISH WORSHIPERS, many of them sitting on low surfaces or the ground, mark Tisha Be’av at the Western Wall.

US Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits

In the Senate vote late on Thursday, 15 Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting for the bill. It will next go for approval to the House of Representatives.

 Senator Mark Kelly arrives at the US Capitol to vote as the Senate works to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, US, August 8, 2021.