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Florid Rep. Randy Fine (L), and antisemitic influencer Dan Bilzerian. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via JTA, Randy Shropshire / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
August 19, 2026, 12:58 pm
Jewish Rep. Randy Fine wins Florida primary against antisemitic influencer Dan Bilzerian
Trump-backed firebrand who has assailed Islam soundly defeats challenger who said he wants to ‘kill Israelis’ and described Fine as a ‘fat Jew’
By Sharon Udasin
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, heads to the chamber for a series of votes on US President Donald Trump’s priorities, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, July 22, 2026. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 23, 2026, 12:31 pm
US House passes defense bill including $750 million for security ties with Israel
Progressive Democrats fail to block budget framework, which now goes to Senate for approval; bill includes funding for operations in Iran
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, arrives with his wife, former US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, before the Inauguration of US President Donald Trump, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP)
July 13, 2026, 10:04 am
Breaking weeks of silence, US Sen. Mitch McConnell says fall led to hospitalization
Lawmaker says he didn’t break any bones, was also treated for mild pneumonia; coupled with Graham’s death, GOP senator’s absence temporarily lowers party’s majority in chamber by 2
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 18, 2026. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
June 23, 2026, 5:23 am
Pentagon seeking around $80 billion from a divided Congress to fund Iran war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been pressing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to approve funding, as many still skeptical of emerging deal to end conflict
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and House GOP leaders depart a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 22, 2026, 6:07 am
Republicans delay US House vote to halt Iran war that was on verge of passing
GOP postpones vote on Trump’s war powers to June as its struggles to muster support to defeat resolution; House Democratic leader calls Republicans ‘cowardly’ for pulling bill
By STEPHEN GROVES
US President Donald Trump speaks with the media before taking off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
May 1, 2026, 11:10 pm
Iran submits new proposal to end war; Trump says he’s ‘not satisfied’
Offer sent via Pakistan said to envision US unwinding blockade at start of Hormuz talks rather than as precondition; suggests nuclear negotiations in exchange for sanctions relief
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
New York congressional candidate Effie Phillips-Staley joins streamer Hasan Piker's show, March 30, 2026. (Screenshot/Twitch)
March 31, 2026, 6:37 pm
NY candidate joins anti-Israel streamer’s show, sparking ire from Jewish-heavy district
Democratic party officials express ‘deep disappointment’ in congressional hopeful Effie Phillips-Staley after she accuses Israel of genocide, apartheid on Hasan Piker’s stream
By Joseph Strauss
Democratic candidate for Congress, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, speaks during a U.S. House 9th District primary debate, in Chicago, Wednesday, February 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
March 18, 2026, 4:25 pm
Jewish Netanyahu critic wins Illinois primary after AIPAC spends millions against him
Set to vie for blue Chicago-area seat, Democrat Daniel Biss slams negative campaign by pro-Israel lobby and says his victory shows that voters understand nuance regarding Israel
By ToI Staff and AP
This redacted photo released by the US Department of Justice shows a framed photograph of Jeffrey Epstein with a person on his lap, documented on August 12, 2019, during a search of his home on Little St. James island in the US Virgin Islands. (US Department of Justice via AP)
December 20, 2025, 11:28 am
Redacted Epstein file release falls short of expectations, sparks criticism
Initial release includes mostly photos, including many with Clinton, but lots of the files are blacked out or missing, leading victims and lawmakers to demand full set of documents
By AP
New signage at The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
December 20, 2025, 8:14 am
Kennedy Center gets new signage with Trump’s name before JFK’s after board vote
Move by Trump-picked trustees raises legal questions, as federal law bars adding names to the Kennedy Center, which some scholars say only US Congress can rename
By AP
Seated, left to right, are billionaire Thomas Pritzker, former prime minister Ehud Barak and director Woody Allen, as magician David Blaine stands to the left and late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein stands between Barak and Allen, in an undated photo from Epstein's estate published by US Congressional Democrats on December 18, 2025. (House Oversight Democrats)
December 19, 2025, 3:44 pm
Former PM Ehud Barak seen in a new Epstein estate image released by US Congress
Latest batch of 68 photos, published a day before US Justice Department’s deadline to release files, includes close-up of ‘Lolita’ quotes written in black ink across a woman’s body
By ToI Staff and Reuters
A before and after photo depicting how a painting of Jesus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, had been obscured by a curtain. (Before: U.S. Coast Guard; After: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.)
July 18, 2025, 1:22 am
US transit secretary grilled for rehanging Jesus painting at Merchant Marine Academy
Entitled ‘Christ on the Water,’ painting had been moved to the academy’s chapel following a complaint from Jewish midshipmen
By Ron Kampeas
A battery of Israel's Iron Dome missile defense is seen in Ashkelon, August 7, 2022. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)
May 3, 2025, 11:58 am
Trump’s budget plan includes Israel-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’ missile shield
Proposal follows US president’s praise for the defense system, but feasibility of implementation is unclear; report says project could be spearheaded by Musk
By Andrew Lapin
In this image courtesy of DVIDS, a US Air Force Airmen offloads a THAAD launcher from a C-17 GlobeMaster III at Nevatim Air Base, Israel, for an exercise, March 1, 2019. (Robert DURR / DVIDS / AFP)
February 25, 2025, 5:55 am
Trump rips up Biden memo aimed at Israel on rights abuses using US arms
President rescinds National Security Memorandum-20, which had required reports to Congress on how weapons being used, as part of progressive bid to curb military aid to Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid and Reuters
US House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger and her panel begin work on fiscal 2024 spending bills, at the Capitol in Washington, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
December 23, 2024, 3:59 am
US lawmaker absent from office for months is found living at memory care facility
Kay Granger, 81, is reportedly tracked down to facility for dementia patients after missing all House votes since July; her office admits health issues, denies she’s in memory care
By ToI Staff
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