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Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee gestures during a news conference in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 9:26 am
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen won’t seek reelection after GOP carved up his district
Democrat who has served majority-Black Memphis area in US Congress since 2006 slams hardline Republican congressman who referred to him as ‘an old, white Jewish guy’
By Andrew Lapin
New York Mets' Jeff McNeil celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sept. 7, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
September 15, 2020, 8:00 am
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen reaches agreement to buy the New York Mets
Deal, rumored to be worth around a record $2.4 billion, needs to be approved by Major League Baseball
By Gabe Friedman
Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 9, 2018. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)
May 8, 2019, 12:04 am
17 US Democratic lawmakers ask Netanyahu to stop deportation of HRW director
In letter to PM, members of Congress say booting Omar Shakir will reinforce impression of Israel as ‘increasingly hostile’ to rights defenders
By ToI Staff and AFP
(Illustration by Lior Zaltzman/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 11:05 am
A guide to the Jewish Democratic House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections
36 Jews are running on Democratic ballots for the House, half of them incumbents and several more all but assured victory
By Ron Kampeas
An empty arrivals terminal at Ben-Gurion International Airport on July 23, 2014. (illustrative photo: AP/Dan Balilty)
August 20, 2018, 6:26 am
Border grillings of Jewish critics expose deeper US-Israel rift
Series of interrogations of progressive Americans highlights growing divide between liberal US Jewry and more conservative Israeli community
By Josef Federman
This file photo taken on April 11, 2013 shows US Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) speaking to members of the media in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / ALEX WONG)
November 16, 2017, 12:32 am
Democrats launch long-shot bid to impeach Trump
Effort led by Rep. Steve Cohen unlikely to see light of day in GOP-controlled house, shunned by party colleagues as premature
By AP
Elie Wiesel arrives for a roundtable discussion on the Iran nuclear deal on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 2, 2015. (Win McNamee/Getty Images via JTA)
April 28, 2017, 9:42 pm
US lawmakers introduce bill to commission Elie Wiesel bust in Capitol
Survivor, laureate, ‘was one of the greatest moral forces in the world,’ says Rep. Steve Cohen, one of 51 co-sponsors
By JTA
In this Jan. 15, 2016, photo, the US Capitol frames the backdrop over the stage during a rehearsal of President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
January 18, 2017, 5:01 pm
Four Jewish Democrats to skip Trump inauguration
Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Jamie Raskin, John Yarmuth, Steve Cohen cite support for Rep. John Lewis, who launched event boycott
By JTA
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen during a hearing in Washington, February 4, 2014. (AP/Cliff Owen)
January 17, 2017, 3:16 pm
2 Jewish Congressmen join Trump inauguration boycott
Rep. Steve Cohen rails at president ‘semi-elect,’ who he says ‘does not deserve to be president’; Nadler: Trump ‘flaunts his illicit behavior’
By AP and ToI Staff
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen during a hearing in Washington, February 4, 2014. (AP/Cliff Owen)
July 27, 2016, 1:03 am
Jewish congressman demands staffers behind Sanders emails be fired
Memphis Democrat Steve Cohen says party ‘crossed the Rubicon’ in using candidate’s religious beliefs against him
By JTA
File: Congressman Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, speaking on the floor of the US House of Representatives (screen capture: C-SPAN)
August 20, 2015, 12:37 am
Jewish Tennessee representative backs Iran deal
Steve Cohen ‘convinced’ agreement is best option to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons
By JTA
Sen. Charles (Chuck) Schumer (right) talks with a staff member after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, August 4, 2015. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
August 18, 2015, 10:52 pm
How are US Jewish lawmakers voting on the Iran deal?
As Congressional deadline looms, a breakdown of the Jewish politicians for, against, and undecided
By Ron Kampeas
New Likud campaign ad includes footage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking before Congress, March 3, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)
March 13, 2015, 11:41 am
Likud uses Netanyahu speech to Congress in campaign ad
New video prompts Congressman Steve Cohen to lament: PM used Capitol as ‘a studio for his political ads’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen during a hearing in Washington, February 4, 2014. (AP/Cliff Owen)
March 3, 2015, 8:58 am
Democrats to respond to Netanyahu after Congress speech
Congressmen to hold press conference after address; Obama likely won’t watch speech, and White House invites Dems to meeting that clashes with it
By Stuart Winer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint meeting of the US Congress, July 10, 1996. Seated behind him are US vice president Al Gore, left, and House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (photo credit: Yaacov Saar/GPO)
February 26, 2015, 12:25 pm
A historic speech and a dangerous gamble
Netanyahu will become the second statesman in history to address Congress three times. He wants to avert a nuclear Iran, but will his defiance of Obama actually make a deal more likely?
By Raphael Ahren
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