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US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, in New York, April 12, 2026. (Andres Kudacki/AP)
April 16, 2026, 8:44 am
US Senate foils effort to nix Israel arms sales, but record 85% of Democrats support the move
Sanders’ resolutions to stop bulldozer, bomb deliveries gain unprecedented Democratic support, demonstrating major shift in party’s approach toward Israel over wars in Gaza, Lebanon
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question as he speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 30, 2025, 2:31 pm
Trump: I’m not talking to Iran, nor offering it anything after US struck nuke sites
Tehran criticizes US president for sanctions ‘games,’ says its usual IAEA cooperation cannot be expected; France, Germany, UK condemn Iran’s ‘threats’ against watchdog head
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Left to Right: US House Speaker Mike Johnson, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Florida, January 27, 2025 (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein); Dutch politician Geert Wilders,at the high security court at Schiphol, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 2, 2024 (AP Photo/Peter Dejong); US Senator Chris Coons speaks during the Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
February 5, 2025, 12:03 pm
‘He’s lost it’: Trump call to take over Gaza blasted by Democrats, boosted by loyalists
US president’s domestic opposition condemns plan as ‘ethnic cleansing by another name’; Dutch far-right leader Wilders praises idea, says Gazans can ‘move to Jordan’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border with Israel on February 21, 2024. (Rabih DAHER / AFP)
February 22, 2024, 2:02 am
US senators: Truce in Gaza could pave way for Israel and Hezbollah ‘to de-escalate’
Democratic lawmakers Chris Coons and Richard Blumenthal say coming weeks crucial for region, stress ‘urgency’ of diplomatic solution
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks to reporters in Jerusalem, November 10, 2021 (Lazar Berman, Times of Israel)
November 10, 2021, 5:58 pm
Visiting US lawmakers press Israel to explain Palestinian groups’ terror listing
Bipartisan group led by Sen. Coons says Jerusalem agreed to provide Congress more information; Jerusalem consulate, settlements also discussed with Israeli, Palestinian leaders
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with a US Congressional delegation led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro in Jerusalem, November 9, 2021 (Haim Zach/GPO)
November 10, 2021, 12:35 pm
PM meets with US lawmakers, including some on J Street-sponsored trip
Bennett sits with bipartisan delegation and with Democrats on visit backed by dovish lobby after years of Netanyahu government boycotts; thanks legislators for Iron Dome funding
By ToI Staff
Senator Chris Coons of Delaware talks to the journalists during a press briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 3, 2021. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
May 3, 2021, 7:33 pm
US officials in Gulf to reassure jittery allies over effort to rejoin Iran deal
Biden administration envoys and US senators say they plan to consult, engage with Mideast allies, as indirect talks in Vienna over nuclear program progress
By Isabel Debre
US Sen. Chris Coons questions Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 21, 2020, 5:43 pm
Top Democratic senator opposes reentering Iran deal under previous terms
Chris Coons, seen as potential Biden pick for secretary of state, says Washington must demand limits on Tehran’s ballistic missiles and proxy groups
By ToI Staff
Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Delaware Democratic US Senate candidate Chris Coons, right, applaud while attending a rally for the Delaware Democratic Party ticket on November 1, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. (AP/Rob Carr)
November 13, 2020, 9:33 am
Who are Biden’s potential senior appointees, and what are their views on Israel?
Some picks may hinge on whether Democrats win Senate; choices for secretary of state boast pro-Israel bonafides but rankled some by supporting Iran deal
By Jacob Magid
In this Oct. 1, 2020, photo Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, at the Capitol in Washington. Hearings before the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Monday, Oct. 12, for Barrett. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
October 12, 2020, 2:37 am
Graham, Harris share spotlight as Barrett hearings begin
Republicans are eager to push through nomination to US Supreme Court before elections, while Democrats fume at accelerated process and fear for Obamacare, abortion rights
By Matthew Daly
Delaware GOP Senate candidate Lauren Witzke gives an interview to the anti-immigrant site VDARE on October 4, 2020. (Screenshot via JTA)
October 6, 2020, 4:41 pm
Delaware’s GOP Senate candidate appears on site linked to white supremacists
Lauren Witzke, who is running against incumbent Sen. Chris Coons, blames immigrants for drug addiction and job loss, references ‘global donor class’ in interview on VDARE website
By Ben Sales
Sen. Marco Rubio, a member of both the Senate Intelligence Committee and Foreign Relations Committee, takes questions from reporters after a briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and other national security officials, Jan. 8, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
January 10, 2020, 10:52 am
US senators introduce bill backing $3.3 billion bill annual aid to Israel
Legislation would codify into law agreement with Obama administration; was originally part of wider legislation that stalled last year over anti-BDS clause
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas, April 6, 2019. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/via JTA)
April 12, 2019, 2:54 pm
18 Jewish groups urge Congress to pass bill to end Trump’s travel ban
After Democratic members introduce legislation aimed at repealing president’s immigration efforts, liberal groups led by HIAS send letter stating they stand by ‘Muslim neighbors’
By Josefin Dolsten
Democrat Senator for New York Nita Lowey speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 6, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
October 16, 2018, 9:04 pm
Pro-Israel Congress members push bill for investment in Palestinians
Measure would see some $50 million put into local businesses as a way to counter massive aid cuts made by the Trump administration
By JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd from right) meets at his Jerusalem office with the ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer (right); White House adviser Jared Kushner (center); US Ambassador David Friedman (second left); and special envoy Jason Greenblatt, on June 22, 2018. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 5, 2018, 9:47 am
US envoy Greenblatt discusses Israeli-Palestinian peace plan with senators
Negotiator does not provide new details of the plan, which Trump has promised to unveil within the next four months
By ToI Staff
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