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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following his teleconference with troops from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, November 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
November 28, 2018, 9:52 am
Trump indicates concern for Israel requires US troops remain in Middle East
US president notes he could lower military presence in region as cheaper oil leads to reduced reliance on Saudi Arabia, but will not, partly because of Israel’s security needs
By Michael Bachner
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before leaving the White House in Washington, November 20, 2018, to travel to Florida, where he will spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
November 21, 2018, 6:33 pm
Trump thanks Saudis for lowering oil prices after defying calls to punish prince
US president, who has been lambasted for prioritizing trade ties with kingdom over brutal slaying of Jamal Khashoggi, calls Riyadh’s latest move ‘Great!’
By Deb Riechmann
US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, DC, November 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
November 20, 2018, 10:06 am
In threat to Pelosi, 16 Democrats say they’ll back different speaker
Longtime minority leader, now 78, faces significant threat to her effort to lead party’s House majority in next Congress
By Alan Fram
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (C) and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are seen at curtain call at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2018. (Olivia Hampton/AFP)
November 9, 2018, 2:58 pm
Israeli-Palestinian orchestra brings message of peace to divided America
Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan opens its program of determined idealism with ‘Don Quixote’
By Olivia Hampton
Chuck Schumer at a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the US Capitol, October 2, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/via JTA)
November 5, 2018, 5:14 pm
Chuck Schumer’s civility tweet feeds narrative that he’s too soft on Republicans
Senate minority leader faces accusations of spinelessness from his own base for inadvertently comparing bomb threat to break-in
By Ron Kampeas
From left to right: Clyde Haberman, veteran New York Times reporter; Julian Zelizer, Princeton University Professor of History & Public Affairs and CNN Political Analyst; Halie Soifer, Executive Director, Jewish Democratic Council of America; Jeff Jacoby, opinion columnist for The Boston Globe; Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. (Cathryn J. Prince/ Times of Israel)
November 1, 2018, 5:41 am
Domestic issues, not Israel, key to pivotal Jewish voters in midterm elections
Despite constituting just 2% of the population, US Jews may have a disproportionate impact on the vote — and Republicans and Democrats alike are aware of it, say analysts
By Cathryn J. Prince
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
Michael Bloomberg arrives for the annual US Conference of Mayors meeting, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
October 3, 2018, 6:21 pm
The Daily Kickoff: October 3, 2018
Mike Bloomberg gives Dems another $20M as he and Howard Schultz eye possible 2020 runs
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 17, 2018 shows a March 13, 2018, photo of US President Donald Trump (L) at the White House in Washington, DC; and a December 13, 2017, photo of US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB AND Brendan Smialowski)
September 27, 2018, 11:22 pm
White House postpones meeting between Trump and deputy AG
Highly anticipated sit-down between US president and Rod Rosenstein, who reportedly plotted to oust him, delayed to avoid clashing with Kavanaugh hearing
By Eric Tucker
Popular YouTube satirist Randy Rainbow. (courtesy)
September 11, 2018, 2:55 pm
Randy Rainbow’s colorful Broadway parody songs make politics a bit less painful
The internet sensation will take a jab at just about anyone — especially the Trump administration. But with his self-deprecating humor and catchy tunes, who can help but smile?
By Danielle Ziri
An American flag at the U.S. Capitol flies at half staff August 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a decorated American war hero, died August 25, 2018 at the age of 81, after a long battle with brain cancer. ( Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
August 28, 2018, 2:44 am
Trump, under pressure to honor McCain, says he ‘respects’ his service
President backtracks and orders the lowering of flags across the country to half-staff, but McCain aide confirms Trump will not attend funeral
By Jerome Cartillier and Robyn Beck
Jake Tapper attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)
August 20, 2018, 4:35 am
PODCAST: Hear how CNN anchor Jake Tapper tackles truth in the Trump era
The TV newsman and part-time novelist reflects on his new thriller, ‘The Hellfire Club,’ why he became a journalist — and what it means to be one now
By Eric Cortellessa
Amy Siskind. (Courtesy of Amy Siskind/via JTA)
August 18, 2018, 6:00 am
Liberal critics claim anti-Trump poster child Amy Siskind is an impostor
A history of bipartisan activism for women’s causes and a vote for McCain become fodder for Twitter attacks on The Weekly List creator, coming from notables such as Kathy Griffin
By Ben Sales
Police escort far-right demonstrators during a rally at Lafayette Park opposite the White House, on August 12, 2018, in Washington, DC, one year after the deadly violence at a similar protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
August 13, 2018, 10:51 pm
After Charlottesville anniversary, US neo-Nazis in disarray
Poor attendance at Washington rally organized by far-right shows how movement has lost momentum in past year
By Thomas WATKINS
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), the sister organization of The Jewish Vote, march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016. (Gili Getz)
August 11, 2018, 1:55 pm
Jewish Democrat group targets US Jews to elect far-left progressive candidates
The Jewish Vote is backing staunchly liberal candidates in New York’s primaries, before targeting Republicans in November’s elections
By Steven Davidson
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