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Rep. Ritchie Torres, a pro-Israel Democrat, is facing two challengers who are taking aim at his support for Israel and, at times, the Jews in their Bronx district. (Collage by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
January 31, 2026, 6:44 pm
Ritchie Torres’s primary challengers criticize his pro-Israel views, take aim at ‘rich Zios’
15th Congressional District candidate Jose Vega has made Riverdale, which is packed with synagogues, a focus of his campaign, as other progressive challengers slam AIPAC funding
By Joseph Strauss
Then-State Rep. Randy Fine, at podium, and colleagues from the Florida Legislature, endorse a proclamation backing Israel in the second week of its war with Hamas, October 18, 2023. (Florida Senate/Wikmedia via JTA)
January 2, 2026, 4:49 pm
Randy Fine’s anti-Muslim comments alarm many US Jews as pro-Israel right stays the course
The Republican congressman from Florida’s statements have drawn accusations of hate speech from Jewish critics even as AIPAC, the RJC and some Jewish conservatives continue to back him
By Andrew Lapin
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay. (Courtesy via JTA)
December 11, 2025, 2:45 am
Stephanie Ruskay is vying to be the 1st female rabbi to hold state office in US history
The pioneering candidate has been an associate dean at the Jewish Theological Seminary for a decade; now she’s running for State Assembly in 2026 from New York’s Upper West Side
By Joseph Strauss
A sign for the Republican Jewish Coalition convention in Las Vegas, November 1, 2025. (Joseph Strauss); NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani campaigns in Brooklyn, November 1, 2025. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via JTA)
November 3, 2025, 4:48 pm
Anti-Israel NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani looms large at national Republican Jewish confab
The Democratic frontrunner to head the city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel galvanizes the forum as attendees envision an extreme leftward shift rife with antisemitism
By Joseph Strauss
A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington DC, United States, on May 28, 2025. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
July 8, 2025, 5:52 pm
Reversing decades-old ban, US tax agency says clergy may endorse political candidates
IRS reverses policy while settling lawsuit brought by two churches, Christian broadcasting network, that sought to undo endorsement ban for all nonprofit entities
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stitches the first Blue Eagle label into a dress during a ceremony marking the inauguration of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) code label for women's dresses in New York City, January 22, 1934. (AP Photo)
May 19, 2025, 4:37 am
How trailblazing US labor secretary Frances Perkins quietly lobbied for Holocaust refugees
While the labor activist is famous for being the first female Cabinet member, on the 60th anniversary of her death, a new book explores her overlooked efforts to help Jews fleeing the Nazis
By Rich Tenorio
Scott Yenor in an undated photo. (Screenshot/YouTube via JTA)
February 20, 2025, 6:09 am
DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for remarks about Jews, women
Scott Yenor has criticized Democrats for having too few ‘straight, white non-Jews’ to assume leadership roles; governor has rejected accusations Yenor is antisemitic
By Andrew Lapin
One Mitzvah A Day founder Mandana Dayani. (Jojo Korsh)
January 16, 2025, 1:34 am
New project urges US Jews and allies to spur change via one ‘good deed’ text per day
Jewish American activist Mandana Dayani says bipartisan One Mitzvah A Day can help mobilize pro-Israel activists, fight antisemitism, and show gratitude to supporters
By Jordana Horn
Sid Rosenberg speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's speech at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, October 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 2, 2024, 1:05 am
Shock jock Sid Rosenberg has become one of Trump’s most aggressive Jewish surrogates
After speaking at a NYC campaign rally Sunday panned by critics as ‘misogynistic, bigoted and crude,’ the radio host doubles down on the only candidate he sees as good for the Jews
By Luke Tress
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
October 24, 2024, 3:15 am
How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris differ (and agree) on Middle East policy
The candidates have used Israel as a wedge issue ahead of the Nov. 5 election, each accusing the other of not being supportive enough – and US Jews have reasons to believe both
By Ron Kampeas
Suzan Lopatin shows her 'Never Again' tattoo before canvassing for Vice President Kamala Harris in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2024. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
October 23, 2024, 11:09 am
In Philadelphia’s suburbs, an army of canvassers targets Jewish voters
Coming from as far as Chicago, NYC and DC, volunteers with both parties seek to convince their coreligionists in the integral swing state that their candidate is best for the Jews
By Ron Kampeas
Jacob Reses, left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/ via JTA)
August 1, 2024, 4:15 am
Meet JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, Jacob Reses
Modern Orthodox day school alum, 33, quietly becomes one of most influential conservatives in US after his boss was chosen as Trump’s running mate; interned for Hillary Clinton
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Maryland State Del. Joe Vogel, a Jewish gay Latino Democrat, campaigns with State Sen. Cheryl Kagan in Gaithersburg, Maryland, April 14, 2024. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images/JTA)
May 26, 2024, 3:32 am
This Jewish Gen-Zer wants to be the next progressive pro-Israel US congressman
Joe Vogel, who identifies as Jewish, LGBTQ and Latino, is notable on the national scene, even aside from his young age, while his coreligionists laud his courageous stance on Israel
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., holds a small Israeli flag as he heads to the chamber for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, January 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 24, 2024, 4:30 pm
Democrat John Fetterman’s Israel support brings fans on the right, critics on the left
Many US progressives feel stunned and betrayed by the Democratic senator’s outspoken backing of the Jewish state since Oct. 7, while Republicans are also surprised – pleasantly
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Jewish Democratic Council of America activists join the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice outside the US Capitol, May 17, 2022. (Jewish Democratic Council of America via JTA/ File)
March 12, 2024, 5:01 pm
The Jewish Democrats’ plan to get Joe Biden reelected by targeting independent voters
JDCA notes high Jewish turnout and that in swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, number of Jews who voted Biden in 2020 was larger than his margin of victory
By Ron Kampeas
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