US Elections 2024

Republicans ramp up spending as Democrats target key congressional seats

“Republicans are deploying our massive war chest to drive voters to the polls and supercharge our candidates," said Natalie Baldassarre, national press secretary for the RNC.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley applauds as US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a rally at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 21, 2026.
A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

US deports Afghan woman in first-ever case before special terrorism court

In a historic first, the DOJ utilized the 1996 Alien Terrorist Removal Court to deport a resident who allegedly supported an ISIS-style mass shooting plot planned for US Election Day.

|ByASHER SMITH
US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the White House in Washington, D.C., US June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Vance, Rubio, or Hegseth? Trump's inner circle quietly prepares for fierce US 2028 race - analysis

Trump, who completely remade the GOP in his image, may discover that choosing who inherits it is more difficult than choosing who serves beneath him

|ByCORINNE BAUM
People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.

Thousands of non-citizens register, hundreds vote in New Jersey elections due to software error

Trump has increasingly warned that November's midterm elections could be compromised unless stricter safeguards are adopted.

|ByREUTERS

Grapevine November 10, 2024: Flawed analysis

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
HAIM GAN (left) with Sri Lankan Ambassador Nimal Bandara.

Shifting US-Israel relations: Trump 2.0 will not necessarily be Trump 1.0

As reassuring as Trump’s past gestures have been, his second term – and his relationship with Israel – will be shaped by new circumstances, new priorities, and new personalities around him.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByHERB KEINON
DURING HIS first term, US President Donald Trump took numerous steps – from moving the embassy to Jerusalem, to recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, to brokering the Abraham Accords – which demonstrated unprecedented alignment with Israel’s priorities. Here, he arrives with Prime

How will the recent US election affect Iran, Russia, and North Korea? - opinion

Russian and/or North Korean threats of support for Iran could lay the groundwork for a multi-state nuclear conflict, one that could come to involve the United States and/or China.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, earlier this year.

Kamala's electoral price was not choosing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as VP - opinion

The Democratic Party must now decide whether to continue paying it through strategic missteps and moral ambiguity about virulently anti-Israel and antisemitic factions of its party.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByTODD L. PITTINSKY
PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro appears at a presidential campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Trump’s victory signals a new era of peace – through regional tech ties with Israel - opinion

The political instability in the Middle East, the AI revolution, and the US political landscape are not isolated from each other – they are intertwined.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByDOVI FRANCES
The writer poses with Donald Trump.

How Oct. 7 gave me the toughness I’ll need under a second Trump presidency

So what have I learned during my sleepless nights the past year?

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByEVIE BLUM/JTA
A sabra cactus grows near Moshav Tal Shahar, in Israel. The fruit of the cactus is said to be, like Israelis, tough on the outside, and sweet on the inside.

A future that holds promise: Congratulations to president-elect Donald Trump - opinion

Through the steadfast bond between our nations, we believe in a future that holds promise for both our peoples, marked by shared values, shared progress, and enduring friendship.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByYAAKOV HAGOEL
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up the proclamation stating that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, at the White House in 2017.

Is the age of celebrity political endorsements dead? - comment

Kamala Harris had the most influential celebrities in her corner. Taylor Swift. Bruce Springsteen. Oprah. Julia Roberts. George Clooney.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByNOA AMOUYAL
KAMALA HARRIS and Jennifer Lopez on stage during Harris’ campaign rally, in Las Vegas, last week.

Like America, like Israel: Six takeaways from Trump's win - opinion

Trump can and should declare that when he takes office on January 20, he will act swiftly to overturn any radical departures in US policy away from Israel or towards Iran.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
US PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP takes the stage to address supporters at his election night rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday morning.

Russia sees imminent victory in war following Trump election win

“His words about his desire to restore relations with the Russian Federation and to help resolve the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion, deserve attention,” Putin said referring to Trump.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018