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People vote in the primary election at Northwestern High School in Detroit, August 4, 2026. (Nic Antaya/AP)
October 5, 2026, 5:29 pm
Democratic socialists scored big US primary wins, but that’s not the whole story
Israel-critical group’s victories concentrated in House races in deepest-blue districts, while few members won in Senate races, though Republicans still feeling the heat
By Sharon Udasin
Left: Bo French speaks at a rally on April 15, 2025, in Mansfield, Texas (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images via JTA); Center: Karl Rove on September 20, 2024, in Washington, DC (Paul Morigi/AFP); Right: Jon E. Rosenthal in Austin, Texas, August 18, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images via JTA)
September 29, 2026, 12:13 pm
Karl Rove backs Jewish Democrat in Texas over opponent with track record of racist comments
Candidate for state railroad commissioner Bo French inspires rare show of bipartisanship as GOP stalwarts distance themselves over remarks on Jews, Muslims and people of color
By Andrew Lapin
US senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former US vice-president Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health at Birth Detroit, in Detroit, September 22, 2026. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
September 23, 2026, 9:09 am
US ex-VP Harris campaigns for leftist El-Sayed in key race for Michigan Senate seat
Former vice president joins anti-Israel Democrat in Detroit-area roundtable, declares he would be ‘stopgap’ against Trump administration ‘abuses,’ amid burst of midterm campaigning
By Agencies
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally September 5, 2026, in Monroe, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
September 9, 2026, 5:34 am
Gavin Newsom says Democrats ‘overwhelmingly opposed to the current regime in Israel’
California governor and 2028 presidential hopeful slams Netanyahu and AIPAC, maintains Democratic Party has unified stance on Jewish state ‘even if you don’t think it’s genocide’ in Gaza
By Sharon Udasin
Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, greets constituents along the parade route of the 54th Annual CDC Parade on September 7, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images via JTA)
September 8, 2026, 4:52 am
Armed attacker arrested after lunging at Ohio Jewish gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton
Patrick Havas, 38, detained after pushing through crowd at Democratic Party fairgrounds; Republican rival Ramaswamy condemns incident as ‘completely unacceptable’
By Sharon Udasin
Massachusetts State Sen. Ed Markey speaks during a Get Out the Vote event supporting Markey, August 29, 2026 in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
September 2, 2026, 1:24 pm
Israel critic Ed Markey trounces Seth Moulton in Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary
80-year-old progressive veteran vows Massachusetts is ‘not backing down’ as he accuses Trump of attacking Americans’ futures’ and ‘dreams’
By Sharon Udasin
Rep. Mike Collins, a Georgia Republican (C), speaks with RJC National Chairman Senator Norm Coleman (R) on the stage of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual convention in Las Vegas, August 31, 2026. (RJC/X)
September 1, 2026, 5:39 pm
At GOP Jewish confab ahead of midterms, speakers warn of far-left DSA candidates
While Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates may only rise to seven, Republicans paint rival Democratic Party as ceding control to anti-Israel faction
By Joseph Strauss
Michigan Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addresses the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus during the party's nominating convention in Lansing, Michigan, August 29, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 30, 2026, 4:19 am
Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for past remark seen as justifying Temple Israel synagogue attack
‘I made a mistake,’ anti-Israel Democratic US Senate nominee says in meeting with Michigan’s Jewish Democratic caucus; also refuses to endorse two-state solution in Holy Land
By Andrew Lapin
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., holds up a Trump Bible as he questions Attorney General Pam Bondi in the House Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, February 11, 2026. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
August 28, 2026, 4:04 am
US House Democratic leaders tap pro-Israel lawmaker for top Mideast policy post
Moskowitz’s appointment as subcommittee ranking member angers progressives, who say he’s out of step with rest of party on Israel; supporters argue move can help him beat GOP challenger
By Jacob Magid
From left to right: Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic candidate for US Senate, joins Maryland US Rep. Jamie Raskin and Michigan US Rep. Debbie Dingell for a town hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 26, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 27, 2026, 4:27 pm
Stumping in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin dodge queries on Hasan Piker, Israel
Democratic Senate candidate and Jewish campaigner seek to move beyond latest remarks about US Jews made by left-wing streamer accused of antisemitism
By Andrew Lapin
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaks at a news conference on anti-corruption, at the National Press Club, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
August 26, 2026, 4:48 pm
Nearly all US Senate Democrats write Netanyahu to demand action on ‘fatal’ settler violence
Letter drafted by Schumer, Schiff and Booker, signed by all but 2 of 47-member caucus, calls for removing illegal outposts and stepping up probes of killings of US citizens
By Reuters and ToI Staff
N'kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a Democratic US Senate candidate for Oklahoma, speaks with FOX23 on May 5, 2026. (Screen capture: Youtube/FOX23)
August 26, 2026, 1:39 pm
Progressive bolstered by anti-AIPAC messaging wins Democratic Senate primary in Oklahoma
N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas, latest left-winger to win a red-state primary, secures long-shot candidacy after rejecting ‘garbage’ funds from pro-Israel lobby, which sat out race
By Sharon Udasin
L-R: N’Kiyla 'Jasmine' Thomas and Jim Priest, candidates in the Democratic senate primary race in Oklahoma. (Aimee Tietze Adams/N’Kiyla 'Jasmine' Thomas: US.Senate 2026, Jim Priest US Senate)
August 25, 2026, 3:18 pm
Oklahoma Democratic primary pits centrist against activist with ad tossing AIPAC ‘trash’
N’kiyla Thomas says she has no ‘concerns’ with Jews or Israel’s existence, but she’s attacked the pro-Israel lobby even though her rival, Jim Priest, has not been funded by it
By Sharon Udasin
State Rep. Angie Nixon, speaks loudly on the Florida House floor during a redistricting bill on April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP/Mike Stewart)
August 19, 2026, 12:57 pm
Anti-Israel Democrat wins upset in Florida Senate primary, in latest victory for DSA
Elsewhere in the state, several Jewish, pro-Israel candidates win nominations, including incumbents Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz, and far-right firebrand Randy Fine
By Agencies and ToI Staff
California state senator Aisha Wahab (L) and fellow Melissa Hernandez, both Democratic candidates for Congress in California's 14th district, (AP Photo/Annie Barker)
August 18, 2026, 11:43 pm
Israel-focused California primary pits progressive against AIPAC-backed moderate
Tuesday’s Democratic race for congressional seat is between Melissa Hernandez, whose campaign has received millions from pro-Israel PACs, and Aisha Wahab, who accuses Israel of genocide
By Grace Gilson
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