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US president George W. Bush, center, poses with president-elect Barack Obama, second left, and former presidents, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton, second right, and Jimmy Carter, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 7, 2009 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
December 2, 2018, 12:17 pm
George Bush Sr. hailed as a ‘great friend of Israel and the Jewish people’
Jewish Republicans describe late US president as ‘American hero,’ Senator Bob Corker says 41st president reminded Americans ‘there is always more that unites us than divides us’
By TOI staff and Agencies
Sheldon Adelson is seated prior to the inauguration of then President-elect Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2017. (AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards)
November 8, 2018, 12:31 am
Trump watched US midterm results with top GOP donor Sheldon Adelson
US president also joined by Jewish billionaires Stephen Schwarzman, Dan Gilbert for election night watch party at White House
By TOI staff
A voter casts his ballot at the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 6, 2018. (Angela Weiss / AFP)
November 7, 2018, 10:27 am
Both Republican and Democratic Jewish groups hail election results as a win
Competing interest groups congratulate parties on results of midterm vote that sees Democrats win House as GOP retains Senate
By JTA
Jewish Republican Congressional candidates running in the 2018 midterms, from left: David Kustoff from Tennessee, Lena Epstein from Michigan, and Naomi Levin and Lee Zeldin from New York. ((Illustration by Lior Zaltzman/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 8:53 am
A guide to the Jewish Republican House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections
From pro-Israel stalwarts and Trump endorsees Lee Zeldin and David Kustoff, to long-shot activists and even conspiracy theorists in blue districts
By Ron Kampeas
In this October 5, 2017, photo, Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a fundraiser for Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
October 14, 2018, 5:44 pm
Donald Trump Jr. to be special guest at Jewish Republicans’ California event
US president’s son to address Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gathering ahead of crucial November midterm elections
By JTA
Vice President Mike Pence announces the result of the vote for the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP/APTN)
October 7, 2018, 12:58 am
Jewish GOP group praises contentious Kavanaugh confirmation
With both sides looking to November midterms, Republican Jewish Coalition worries judge could be last Trump nominee to make it through Senate
By TOI staff and Agencies
Women participate in a sit-in in Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Portland, Me., to urge her to vote no on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on September 28, 2018. (Sarah Rice/Getty Images via JTA)
September 29, 2018, 2:43 am
Progressive Jews denounce Senate panel’s advancement of Kavanaugh nomination
Reform movement decries Supreme Court nominee accused of sexual assault as a threat to ‘fundamental rights,’ while conservative organizations welcome Judiciary Committee vote
By Josefin Dolsten
The move away from the Republican Party by Les Wexner, left, and Seth Klarman as the midterm elections near is being seen as greatly significant. (JTA Collage/Getty Images)
September 18, 2018, 4:27 am
The 2 US billionaires who love Israel but hate Trump
Seth Klarman and Les Wexner seem to signal a hawkish pro-Israel agenda doesn’t justify the damage they feel Trump is doing to America and its democratic institutions
By Ron Kampeas
FILE - This March 17, 2018, file photo, shows Democratic US Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in Grand Forks, North Dakota (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)
September 18, 2018, 3:40 am
RJC launches $1 million ad campaign against senator who backed Iran deal
Advertisement says Democrat Heidi Heitkamp abandoned her ‘North Dakota values’ by ‘siding with liberals and her party’
By JTA
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
September 1, 2018, 4:46 am
Dovish US Jews warn UNRWA cuts endanger Israel’s security
But Republican Jewish Coalition praises Trump administration for making the ‘correct call’; AIPAC urges redirecting aid in way ‘that serves the interest of peace’
By Eric Cortellessa
Former Senator Norm Coleman speaks at the 2016 Starkey Hearing Foundation awards gala in St Paul, Minnesota, July 17, 2016. (Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Starkey Hearing Foundation via JTA)
August 16, 2018, 10:18 am
Former Minnesota senator Norm Coleman says his cancer is at advanced stage
Announcing disease has spread to his lungs, recent chairman of Republican Jewish Coalition says ‘I’ve got an awful lot to live for’
By JTA
Pro Israel demonstrators walks past anti-Israel demonstrators on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3,2015, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress. (Illustrative image: AP/Cliff Owen)
July 11, 2018, 3:54 am
Jewish Democrats grapple with party’s mainstreaming of Israel criticism
No longer taboo, harsh approbation of the Jewish state is now common among up and coming progressives running for office, putting liberal Zionists in turmoil
By Charles Dunst
Scott Wallace, Democrat nominee for Pennsylvania's First District. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 21, 2018, 12:53 pm
Jewish Republicans target Democrat over donations to anti-Israel groups
Lobby group set to spend $500,000 trying to thwart Scott Wallace’s congressional bid in Pennsylvania, citing his charity’s support of BDS efforts
By JTA
In this May 23, 2017, photo, Sheldon Adelson, right, talks with Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, before a speech by US President Donald Trump at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 10, 2018, 11:37 pm
Sheldon Adelson donates $30 million to GOP congressional bids
Republican Jewish Coalition chairman said to have brokered donation, which is 3 times larger than 2016 amount
By JTA
Paul Nehlen, a Republican primary challenger to House Speaker Paul Ryan, speaks in Janesville, Wisconsin, August 3, 2016 (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)
April 12, 2018, 1:07 am
Jewish Republicans ‘very confident’ white supremacist won’t replace Paul Ryan
Republican Jewish Coalition calls on party to disavow front-runner Paul Nehlen, banned from Twitter for anti-Semitic tweets
By JTA
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