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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Mark Kirk

People watch a television news screen showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch, at a railway station in Seoul on August 29, 2017. (AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)
August 30, 2017, 10:49 pm
In renegade North Korea, some see a potential precursor of nuclear Iran
Israeli and US experts say Pyongyang can no longer be reined in, but there’s still a chance to thwart Tehran’s atomic ambitions
By Judah Ari Gross
In this Nov. 4, 2016, photo, voters wait in line to cast ballots at an early polling site in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
November 10, 2016, 12:38 am
American Jews voted 70%-25% in favor of Clinton over Trump, poll shows
But Republicans say president-elect got second-highest total vote among Jews in past 30 years, outpaced only by Romney
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Russ Feingold, left, was defeated in his attempt to take back the Wisconsin Senate seat he lost to Ron Johnson, right, in 2010. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images via JTA)
November 9, 2016, 6:35 pm
Jewish dove, hawk fail in Senate bids
J-Street backed Feingold loses in Wisconsin, while staunch opponent of Iran nuclear deal Kirk defeated in Illinois
By JTA
Former Nevada Attorney General and Democratic US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto speaks before a get-out-the-vote performance at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 3, 2016. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)
November 9, 2016, 9:21 am
Democrats’ path to Senate majority slipping away
Cortez Masto wins Nevada to become first Latina senator; Republican John McCain secures his sixth term in office
By Erica Werner
US Rep. Patrick Murphy, left, is taking on Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida in the 2016 race. (Getty Images via JTA)
November 1, 2016, 4:20 am
The Jewish vote: Senate races to watch
From progressive mainstay Russ Feingold to assault rifle-assembling Jason Kander, Jews and Jewish issues figure prominently in several competitive contests
By Ron Kampeas
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press-conference in the capital Tehran, February 27, 2016. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
October 13, 2016, 11:38 am
Republicans slam eased restrictions on business with Iran
Senators question legality of administration’s new guidelines, say more money will now flow to Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards
By Eric Cortellessa
Rep. Tammy Duckworth and Sen. Mark Kirk shake hands after their debate on Monday Oct. 3, 3016 in the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board room. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images via JTA)
October 7, 2016, 6:42 am
In battle for US Senate, Iran nuclear deal looms large
As races heat up, candidates are using support or opposition to the controversial accord as a means of tarring their opponents
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) hold a news conference about military assistance to Israel at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
September 21, 2016, 3:30 am
Republican senators push to expand military aid to Israel
Lawmakers slam ten-year agreement, which forbids Jerusalem from accepting extra funds from Congress, as curtailing their powers
By ToI Staff and AP
In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wisconsin, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
September 9, 2016, 4:13 am
House Republicans press administration on Iran payment
In hearing blasted by Democrats as politically motivated, GOP lawmakers slam administration’s linkage of funds, hostages
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
A Tamir missile fired from an Iron Dome missile defense battery during a trial in the United States in April 2016. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
July 28, 2016, 1:25 am
Tim Kaine among 36 senators seeking $320m more for Israeli missile defense
Bipartisan group calls for upping investment in Iron Dome, Arrow, David’s Sling, despite opposition from White House
By JTA and ToI Staff
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to meet with Republican House members at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, July 7, 2016. (AP/Cliff Owen)
July 8, 2016, 1:52 am
Brash Trump courts, jabs anxious Republicans
‘I want to support the nomination. I just can’t support him given the things he’s said,’ says GOP senator
By Steve Peoples and Erica Werner
Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which considers nominations to the high court, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 7, 2016, 6:36 am
Supreme Court nominee Garland stays mum in public
Jewish judge ‘in it for the long haul’ as political standoff over his appointment intensifies
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., right, speaks with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2016, during the committee's hearing on recent Iranian actions and implementation of the nuclear deal. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
April 6, 2016, 10:21 pm
GOP senators seek to block proposal on Iran dollar rules
Marco Rubio and Mark Kirk introduce legislation to ban offshore US dollar trade transactions involving Tehran
By Matthew Lee
Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., right, meets with Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, becoming the only Republican senator to meet the embattled nominee, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 30, 2016, 8:37 pm
Garland holds first meeting with GOP Illinois senator
Mark Kirk’s 20-minute session with Supreme Court nominee provides Democrats with visual image to pressure other Republicans
By Alan Fram
US Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) (R) meets with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland (L) in Kirk's office on Capitol Hill March 29, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
March 30, 2016, 9:15 am
Republican Jews to help reelect embattled GOP senators
RJC fundraising drive seeks to help defend party’s Senate majority by targeting 4 races where lawmakers are at risk
By JTA
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