US politics

Political observers say Maureen Galindo’s inflammatory remarks about Israel and Jews were largely unknown before her surprise primary performance and may now be hurting her chances.

The widespread condemnation has reassured Nathan that opposition to Galindo’s rhetoric extends across the Democratic party.

The settlement creates a nearly $1.8 billion DOJ-controlled fund for alleged victims of political “weaponization,” drawing sharp criticism from legal experts and democrats.

Sources familiar with the matter told ABC that US President Donald Trump is pushing for the creation of the fund in exchange for dropping his ongoing lawsuit against the US Internal Revenue Service.

“This antisemitic rhetoric has no place in our politics. We need leadership in both parties willing to stand up and call out hate wherever it rears its ugly head,” Talarico said.

Rep. Steve Cohen, whose Memphis-area district is being splintered into three different districts, is one of a handful of Jewish Democratic casualties of the mid-decade redistricting sprint.

“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.

The House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.

Sen. Rand Paul’s son, William Paul, allegedly went on a roughly 10-minute diatribe about Israel, about Jews, and about Paul Singer.

“This ad is totally insane! As if homophobia wasn’t enough, you had to make it antisemitic, too, using a Star of David to label the Jew.”