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In this Aug. 9, 2019 photo, Democratic presidential candidate and businessman Tom Steyer speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa (AP Photo/John Locher)
August 29, 2019, 3:56 pm
10 Democrats set for next US presidential debate as several others miss cut
Party’s rules for whittling down the field have drawn complaints that they are arbitrary and force candidates to pour money into expensive online fundraising
By BRIAN SLODYSKO
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) speaks while Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) (R) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and former housing secretary Julian Castro listen during the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre July 31, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)
August 1, 2019, 6:43 am
Democrats show divisions at debate, but unite against ‘racist’ Trump
Candidates take shots at front-runner Biden, but also focus on calling out US president over racist attacks on Baltimore; foreign policy barely discussed
By Ron Kampeas
The New York Times solicited views on Israel from almost all of the Democratic presidential candidates. (Screenshot from New York Times via JTA)
June 20, 2019, 12:58 am
Queried on Israel and human rights, Democratic hopefuls offer guarded criticism
New York Times says it’s testing Democrats’ ‘willingness to criticize Israel,’ claims ‘few candidates’ would do so
By TOI staff
From left to right, Democratic presidential contenders Elizabeth Warren, Tim Ryan, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders. All five, along with several others, delivered video messages at the American Jewish Committee’s 2019 Global Forum. (Getty Images/JTA Montage/via JTA)
June 5, 2019, 7:45 am
US Democratic candidates’ diverse videos at Jewish confab hint at what’s to come
13 spots submitted to AJC conference in Washington show field united on combating right-wing extremism, but divided in interpretations of US-Israel alliance
By Ron Kampeas
US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during a campaign rally announcing her candidacy for president in Waikiki, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
February 7, 2019, 1:58 am
Tulsi Gabbard rejects David Duke endorsement for president
White supremacist and former KKK grand wizard says Hawaiian lawmaker will ‘put America First rather than Israel First!’
By JTA
Illustration using photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit in the Golan Heights, on June 6, 2017, with pixellated cows. (Photo by Haim Zach/GPO)
January 14, 2019, 4:24 pm
Ambiguous no more, sorta: 9 things to know for January 14
After years of strategic vagueness, Netanyahu opens up about a Syria strike, but questions remain; Gantz espouses a stance, giving enemies ammo; and politicos play 3-D Guess Who
By Joshua Davidovich
In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, greets supporters in Honolulu (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
January 12, 2019, 6:53 pm
Democrat Gabbard, who slammed Israel for live fire use in Gaza, to run in 2020
Hawaii congresswoman and Iraq veteran also controversially met with Syria’s Assad and questioned whether he was responsible for chemical attack on civilians that killed dozens
By Agencies and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, left, and Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who later that year became Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, shaking hands in the State Dining Room before lunch at the White House in Washington, DC, March 14, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP)
November 22, 2018, 10:06 am
Republicans divided over Trump’s posture toward Saudi Arabia
President faces criticism for ignoring US intelligence pointing to involvement of crown prince in murder of journalist Khashoggi
By Deb Riechmann
In this Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017 photo released by the Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, meets with Sen. John McCain, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at Al Shati Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Rashed Al Mansoori/Crown Prince Court via AP)
February 23, 2017, 2:31 am
McCain makes secret trip to Syria to meet with US troops
Senior senator, Trump critic and chair of Armed Services Committee offers rare praise for White House’s ‘review of US strategy’ in Syria
By Richard Lardner
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