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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for US Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
June 8, 2026, 9:18 am
Anti-Israel US Senate candidate draws support despite Nazi tattoo, allegations of abuse
Graham Platner, who is expected to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Maine, has called accusations of past violence against women untrue; latest claims deepen some Democrats’ concern
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, on May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
May 20, 2026, 7:59 am
With GOP rebels’ help, Senate advances measure to curb Trump’s Iran war powers for 1st time
Fresh off primary loss to Trump-backed opponent, Bill Cassidy joins 3 Republicans in backing Democrat-pushed resolution forcing a vote on whether to allow continued US strikes on Iran
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025, after the US military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
June 22, 2025, 11:42 am
After US hits Iranian nuclear sites, nations urge diplomacy to end conflict
UN chief calls strikes ‘dangerous escalation’; Iran says it has right to respond to ‘outrageous’ move; Hamas pans ‘blind adherence’ to ‘Zionist agenda’; US lawmakers divided
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and Nurit Yohanan
Handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on June 13, 2025 shows smoke billowing from a site apparently targeted by an Israeli strike in the capital Tehran early in the morning. (Sepah News / AFP)
June 13, 2025, 9:15 am
As Israel hits Iran, prayers, fortitude at home amid alarm, concern from abroad
Coalition and opposition lawmakers declare support for Iran strikes; mixed responses from US; UN chief urges restraint as Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and UAE condemn strikes
By Stuart Winer, Agencies and ToI Staff
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, then US President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, arrives to testify during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, March 25, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
April 10, 2025, 3:52 am
US Senate confirms Huckabee as next Israel envoy, voting largely along party lines
Democrat John Fetterman joins Republicans in sending Christian Zionist and settlement backer to Jerusalem; Trump: ‘He’ll bring home the bacon, even though bacon isn’t big in Israel’
By Jacob Magid
Gisele Barreto Fetterman, left, and her husband, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, pictured in 2023. (Patricia Schlein/Star Max/GC Images)
April 5, 2025, 5:16 pm
Charity run by wife of pro-Israel US senator defaced with ‘genocide’ slogan
John Fetterman says partner Gisele ‘shouldn’t have to put up with’ the vandalism that he’s grown accustomed to since Oct. 7, as Jewish groups slam ‘baseless and malicious act’
By Ben Sales
(L-R) US Senator John Fetterman, Gisele Fetterman, Sara Netanyahu and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 19, 2025. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
March 20, 2025, 6:52 am
Netanyahu gifts silver-plated pager to visiting US Senator Fetterman
Pennsylvania Democrat, who says he loved the Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah, in turn gives PM a framed photo of news article about an effort to memorialize his brother Yoni
By Ben Sales
An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/ Peter Dejong)
January 29, 2025, 4:17 am
Senate Democrats block legislation to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants
John Fetterman is lone Democrat to vote to advance House-approved bill targeting Hague court; GOP lawmakers now likely need to resume compromise talks in order to overcome filibuster
By Jacob Magid
US Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks in Jerusalem, June 27, 2024 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
June 27, 2024, 6:48 pm
Visiting US Senator Fetterman: No to any deal that leaves Hamas in power
Outspoken pro-Israel Democrat says during his first trip to Israel that Biden should not have withheld bombs; backs Netanyahu address to Congress
By Lazar Berman
Democratic Senator Jon Fetterman of Pennsylvania, center, with Yeshiva University leadership, ahead of the university's commencement ceremony in Queens, May 29, 2024. (Luke Tress via JTA)
May 30, 2024, 6:46 am
At Yeshiva University commencement, John Fetterman disavows his alma mater Harvard
US senator, who has been one of the most vocal pro-Israel Democrats since October 7, takes off red stole to protest Harvard’s ‘inability to stand up for the Jewish community’
By Luke Tress
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
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for US Senate from Pennsylvania, right, is joined by his family after addressing supporters at an election night party in Pittsburgh, November 9, 2022. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
November 9, 2022, 10:56 am
Control of Congress hinges on handful of close races as Democrats hold off red wave
Despite expectations of Republican rout amid high inflation and flagging approval for Biden, Democrats show surprising strength, flipping Pennsylvania and fending off challenges
By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin and Will Weissert
Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, takes part in a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
August 18, 2022, 5:03 pm
Hosted by GOP Jewish group, Dr. Oz makes case for becoming first-ever Muslim senator
Seeking to close in on J Street-backed Democratic frontrunner, Republican nominee says he won’t pressure Israel, mostly leaves Trump and far-right governor candidate unmentioned
By Jacob Magid
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