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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

US politics

US President Joe Biden, left, greets his son Hunter Biden after addressing Americans from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid, as first lady Jill Biden watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
December 2, 2024, 6:54 am
Biden pardons his son Hunter, breaking repeated public pledges not to do so
Move comes weeks before sentencing over gun and tax offenses, and after US president vowed to restore norms following Trump’s term; president-elect decries ‘miscarriage of Justice’
By Zeke Miller, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Colleen Long
File: Then-White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett speaks as then-US president Donald Trump and others listen during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 27, 2024, 8:00 am
Trump picks veterans from first administration as trade envoy, top economic adviser
Kevin Hassett, chosen to head up economic council, championed tax cuts in first term; president-elect charges lawyer Jamieson Greer with improving conditions for US workers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and Josh Boak
Left to right: North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein, US Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Hawaii Governor Josh Green hope to bring big Josh energy to statehouses. (Illustration by Joe Strauss/JTA)
November 25, 2024, 3:49 am
Joshmentum: Across the United States, voters are embracing the Jewish Josh
If Josh Gottheimer wins his race for NJ governor next year, 8% of all governor’s mansions in the country would be occupied by Democratic Jewish Joshes
By Andrew Lapin
The US Capitol, including the House of Representatives, left, is seen on November 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
November 22, 2024, 11:13 am
US House passes bill allowing Treasury to target nonprofits it deems terror backers
Bipartisan legislation narrowly passes after many Democrats withdraw support; groups, including dozens of Jewish organizations, have said bill is too broad and can be abused
By THALIA BEATY and Farnoush Amiri
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2024. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
November 22, 2024, 12:16 am
More than 55 US Jewish groups slam terrorism bill that could threaten nonprofits
As the House prepares to vote on the proposed law, organizations say its powers to revoke tax-exempt status of charities accused of funding terror are too broad and can be abused
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Howard Lutnick speaks before Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, October 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 19, 2024, 10:47 pm
Trump taps Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
Billionaire financier, who has been supportive of Trump’s tariffs plan, will oversee issues related to foreign and domestic trade; had been maneuvering for Treasury nod
By Luke Tress
Hundreds attend the Zionist Organization of America's annual gala, New York, November 17, 2024. (Joseph Strauss via JTA)
November 19, 2024, 1:44 pm
ZOA fetes Trump victory, ‘most pro-Israel cabinet’ in US history at annual gala
Attendees brush off concerns over US president-elect’s picks for AG and defense secretary, stressing their pro-Israel stances, remain unbothered by anti-Israel protesters outside
By Joseph Strauss
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, speaks with reporters at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
November 18, 2024, 3:40 am
Schumer pushing to codify IHRA antisemitism definition amid free speech concerns
Opposition to bill includes Trump critics who say it may give him weapon to go after political enemies; ACLU says definition goes ‘overboard,’ penalizes protected political speech
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. David Kustoff, one of the Jewish co-sponsors of a bill prohibiting nonprofits from providing support to terrorist organizations, at a news conference flanked by Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, left, and Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
November 12, 2024, 10:52 pm
US House set to vote on bill targeting nonprofits accused of supporting terrorism
Proposed law would streamline government’s ability to strip tax-exempt status from charities suspected of funneling money to terror groups; critics fear it can be abused
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Mike Huckabee takes questions from the media, prior to laying a brick at a new housing complex in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, Aug. 1, 2018. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
November 12, 2024, 10:40 pm
Trump picks settlement backer Mike Huckabee as next US ambassador to Israel
Ex-Arkansas governor has visited Israel often since 1973; slammed Biden’s pressure on Israel to moderate war in Gaza, opposes Palestinian nationalism; Steven Witkoff named Mideast envoy
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US President-elect and former president Donald Trump gestures at supporters after speaking as he holds hands with his wife, Melania Trump, during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center, Florida, on November 6, 2024. (Jim Watson / AFP)
November 6, 2024, 2:23 pm
Trump takes charge of divided nation, exposes weakness within the Democratic base
Former US president conquers concerns over his moral compass, winning over voters with grand promises of strong borders and economic prosperity
By Steve Peoples and Bill Barrow
Craig Godman appears on the NBC affiliate in Dallas Fort Worth on May 23, 2024. (YouTube via JTA)
November 6, 2024, 9:29 am
Craig Goldman wins Texas race, becoming 3rd Jewish Republican in US Congress
56-year-old real estate businessman rose to become majority leader in Texas state house, backs maintaining support for Washington’s allies Israel and Ukraine
By Ron Kampeas
Republican presidential nominee, former US president Donald Trump (left) watches as political commentator Tucker Carlson delivers remarks during a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024, in Duluth, Georgia. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP)
October 27, 2024, 10:49 pm
Trump rally in NY to feature Tucker Carlson, who recently hosted Holocaust denier
Critics slam Republican candidate for holding event at Madison Square Garden, where pro-Nazi rally in 1939 was held, and on anniversary of deadly Tree of Life synagogue shooting
By Ron Kampeas
Jerry Wartski, 94, in a video expressing support for former US president and Republican 2024 candidate Donald Trump, October 26, 2024. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 26, 2024, 7:26 pm
In campaign ad, Holocaust survivor blasts Harris for calling Trump ‘fascist’
Jerry Wartski, who was held at Auschwitz, says he ‘knows more about Hitler than Kamala will ever know’ and that she owes survivors an apology, calls GOP candidate ‘a mensch’
By AP and ToI Staff
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
October 24, 2024, 3:15 am
How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris differ (and agree) on Middle East policy
The candidates have used Israel as a wedge issue ahead of the Nov. 5 election, each accusing the other of not being supportive enough – and US Jews have reasons to believe both
By Ron Kampeas
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