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2022 US midterm elections

US Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, November 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
December 28, 2022, 1:21 am
‘He deceived us’: GOP Jewish group pans congressman-elect who lied about being a Jew
Republican Jewish Coalition dissociates from George Santos after he acknowledged ’embellishments’ in bio but insisted he never said he was Jewish, as new evidence shows otherwise
By Jacob Magid
Republican candidate for New York's 3rd Congressional District George Santos, right, talks to a voter while campaigning outside a Stop and Shop store, November 5, 2022, in Glen Cove, New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
December 27, 2022, 8:18 am
‘I said I was Jew-ish’: GOP Congressman-elect walks back biography ’embellishments’
After media reports reveal he isn’t grandson of German refugees who fled the Nazis, a former Goldman Sachs employee or a college graduate, George Santos says he’s not quitting
By Jacob Magid
Then-Republican candidate George Santos for New York's 3rd Congressional District campaigns outside a Stop and Shop store, November 5, 2022, in Glen Cove, New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
December 23, 2022, 2:18 pm
NY congressman-elect apparently lied about having grandparents who fled Nazis
Maternal grandparents of George Santos born in Brazil, documents show, contradicting GOP candidate’s claim they escaped Europe; elected Republican also campaigned with false resume
By PHILISSA CRAMER
US Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, November 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
December 20, 2022, 2:28 am
New York congressman-elect campaigned as a Jewish Republican. Was he lying?
NYT exposé alleges much of what George Santos has said about his past is false or questionable, doesn’t address his self-identification as an ethnic Jew who practices Catholicism
By Ron Kampeas
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks with reporters after Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia, at the Capitol in Washington, December 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
December 8, 2022, 8:26 pm
Schumer reelected US Senate leader after Democrats expand majority
New York lawmaker unanimously selected for another term in post, says aiming to ‘accomplish as much in the next two years’ as in the past two
By LISA MASCARO
New York Rupublican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin waves to supporters at his election night party in New York City, November 8, 2022. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images via JTA)
December 8, 2022, 8:35 am
Lee Zeldin, after losing NY governor bid, takes up Republican Jewish leadership role
Trump-endorsed candidate says won’t run for chairman of party’s National Committee, but will sit on board of Republican Jewish Coalition
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during an election night watch party, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia. (AP/John Bazemore)
December 7, 2022, 6:18 am
Democratic Senator Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Trump-backed Walker
Victory hands Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of Biden’s term
By Bill Barrow and Jeff Amy
US President Joe Biden, right, pardons Chocolate, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, as he is joined by the 2022 National Turkey Federation Chairman Ronnie Parker and Alexa Starnes, daughter of the owner of Circle S Ranch, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, November 21, 2022. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP )
November 22, 2022, 9:04 am
Biden pardons turkeys ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Chip’ for Thanksgiving
US president quips that ‘no ballot stuffing’ was involved in sparing birds from ending up as the main course at annual celebratory dinner later this week
By AFP
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, acknowledges applause from lawmakers after speaking on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, November 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
November 17, 2022, 8:26 pm
Nancy Pelosi to step down as Democrats’ House leader, plans to stay in Congress
First woman to wield the US speaker’s gavel says she’ll step aside in new Republican-controlled chamber
By LISA MASCARO
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., talks the media, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is at right. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 17, 2022, 2:03 am
Republicans win slim House majority, complicating their ambitious agenda
Threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders as party engages in finger-pointing about what went wrong; Biden offers congratulations
By Agencies
Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir speaks to the press after a meeting with President Isaac Herzog at the President's residence in Jerusalem on November 10, 2022, as Herzog consulted political leaders on who to task with trying to form a new government. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2022, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 14: Ben Gvir may not be welcome in US; Israel calls out Kyiv
US correspondents Jacob Magid and Luke Tress discuss midterm election results in the House and New York, along with American reactions to Ben Gvir and a tiff at the UN
By ToI Staff
Former US president Donald Trump addresses the Zionist Organization of America in New York City, November 13, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
November 14, 2022, 7:30 am
Trump censures US Jews who are ‘not doing the right thing’ for Israel in ZOA speech
On Israel, ‘I’m with you all the way,’ former president tells right-wing Zionist Organization of America; alludes to 2024 presidential run, vows to reverse Democrat midterm gains
By Luke Tress
US President Joe Biden smiles as he speaks about Democratic control of the Senate before leaving his hotel to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, November 13, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 13, 2022, 4:52 am
In major win for Biden, Democrats retain control of US Senate in midterm election
Catherine Cortez Masto wins tight Nevada race, giving party at least 50 seats — a remarkable result that defied predictions of a Republican ‘red wave’ over both houses of Congress
By Will Weissert, Jill Colvin and Sara Burnett
File: US President Donald Trump talks to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, left, during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, Florida, March 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
November 12, 2022, 10:56 pm
Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view
Tensions between the two Republicans enter a new, more volatile phase, with Florida governor increasingly viewed as GOP’s future and former president a drag on the party
By Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., waves supporters goodnight during an election night event in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP/Alberto Mariani)
November 12, 2022, 5:50 am
US Democrats one seat away from Senate control after Arizona win
Senator Mark Kelly wins bid for reelection Friday in crucial swing state; Nevada race still too early to call, Georgia headed for runoff next month
By JONATHAN J. COOPER
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