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A mailer reading 'No wars for Jews,' among other messages, was sent to thousands of Tennessee households in June 2026 bearing the name of a local Young Republicans chapter. JTA removed the QR code. (Courtesy of Representative Scott Cepicky via JTA)
June 27, 2026, 6:41 am
Tennessee GOP leaders condemn ‘No wars for Jews’ flyers bearing Young Republicans name
Jewish state lawmaker recalls confronting man behind mailers for spreading rhetoric ‘espoused in Europe,’ to which he responded by saying, ‘It was right then, and it is right now’
By Andrew Lapin
US Senator Bill Cassidy heads to a closed-door Republican policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 18, 2026, 8:04 pm
Some Republican hawks in US Senate, usually allied with Trump, break with him on Iran deal
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana lambasts ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades,’ says Reagan would be ‘rolling over in his grave’; others are less blunt, but warn of a ‘mistake’
By AFP
Jackson Lahmeyer is the founder of Pastors for Trump and a congressional candidate for Oklahoma's 1st District House seat. (Al Drago/Getty Images/Ballotpedia via JTA)
June 17, 2026, 5:42 pm
Pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish heads to runoff for Oklahoma congressional seat
Jackson Lahmeyer, who is backed by Trump, says he supports Israel and claims Muslims trying to establish sharia law in US, faces off against more traditional conservative
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Tucker Carlson attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump and oil executives in the East Room of the White House, January 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 6, 2026, 4:59 pm
Some Jewish Republicans think Carlson threat is fading; others worry he’ll run for president
Antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in party spark debate at RJC gala as Rep. Randy Fine says biggest threat now comes from the left; watchdogs fear toxic rhetoric still being normalized
By Joseph Strauss
US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks to members of the media as the Trump cabinet briefs members of Congress on Iran, at the US Capitol on March 3, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
May 24, 2026, 3:03 am
‘Nightmare for Israel’: Senior GOP senators criticize alleged terms of emerging Iran deal
After Iran says nuclear issues aren’t part of current talks, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo compares terms to 2015 Iran deal, says it will let Tehran ‘terrorize the world’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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
This combination of pictures created on May 19, 2026 shows US Representatives Thomas Massie (L) and former US Navy SEALs officer Ed Gallrein. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds and Jim Watson/AFP)
May 20, 2026, 5:48 am
Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie loses primary to Trump-backed candidate
Lawmaker from Kentucky, who was only member of US House to vote against resolution affirming Israel’s right to exist, says he had to find his opponent ‘in Tel Aviv’ to concede race
By PHILISSA CRAMER
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks on stage during an America First Workers Special Event on May 18, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images/AFP)
May 19, 2026, 10:20 pm
Hegseth impersonates Trump at rally: ‘Gonna have to be tough as sh*t’
To applause and laughter, the defense secretary recounts the president offering him the job
By ToI Staff and AP
Alan Dershowitz attends Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the 80th session of The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in the UN headquarters in New York, September 26, 2025.
April 22, 2026, 9:46 am
Alan Dershowitz leaves Democratic Party, calling it the ‘most anti-Israel’ in US history
High-profile attorney, whose clients have included Trump and Epstein, says party let hard-left fringe go mainstream; joins GOP, which he says has kept antisemites on the sidelines
By Grace Gilson
US President Donald Trump waves after speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner, March 25, 2026, at Union Station in Washington, DC. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
March 26, 2026, 7:44 am
Trump defends Iran war amid economic fallout, backlash from Republican lawmakers
US president says country is ‘winning so big,’ but voters are concerned about rising prices and GOP congresspeople sour at a briefing on a potential ground invasion
By AP and Jacob Magid
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during the 2023 Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
March 25, 2026, 2:26 pm
US conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over Iran war
Trump maintains broad support among his base, but the fighting has put a strain on his party, with ‘America First’ activists questioning a conflict that has no clear end in sight
By Thomas Beaumont and MIKE CATALINI
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
March 13, 2026, 5:58 pm
Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
Spokesperson rejects accusations of antisemitism; Republican Jewish Coalition opposes nomination; US president says candidate will ‘never let you down’
By Andrew Lapin
Some Jewish Republicans are losing patience with US Vice President JD Vance, who has not condemned Tucker Carlson. (From left: Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images; Joseph Strauss/JTA)
March 12, 2026, 6:34 am
Tucker Carlson stars as villain at GOP antisemitism confab, with Vance the unspoken question mark
US vice president goes largely unmentioned at RJC event, as his silence over emerging anti-Israel and antisemitic wing in the party stirs skepticism among Jewish Republicans
By Joseph Strauss
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
March 7, 2026, 8:45 am
Texas lawmaker quits race, handing GOP nod to man he called ‘known neo-Nazi’
Republican nominee Brandon Herrera, known as ‘The AK Guy’ on his YouTube channel with over 4 million followers, has posted videos featuring Nazi salutes and music, mock goose-steps
By Andrew Lapin
FILE - The Old Capitol and current Florida Capitol buildings are seen, February 8, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)
March 7, 2026, 6:40 am
Florida politicians slam Miami young Republican leaders over antisemitic group chat
The chat group, which included remarks about ‘reverse Zionism’ to a Nazi paradise, is second in recent months revealed to have Nazi jokes and racist comments
By Andrew Lapin
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