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AIPAC draws attention in Michigan Senate primary, but voters say it is not top issue

AIPAC’s super PAC has spent over $30 million to support Stevens’ campaign, toppling its previous records in a bid to prevent one of its most vocal Democratic critics from reaching the Senate. 

Campaign signs outside of an early voting site in Oak Park, Michigan, on August 2, 2026.
Event organizer Thomas Sidle holds an Antifa flag as demonstrators behind him hold a banner, during the March4Democracy march, in Washington DC, US, February 28, 2026.

US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says

US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

Graham Platner faces rape accusation, prompting Democrat demands he drop from Maine Senate race

PUBLIC DEFENDER Eli Northrup (left) and Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay face off on Tuesday.

Rabbi, Jewish lawyer in race for NYC Democratic primary face referendum on Mamdani, buffer zones


How much time does Western civilization have left? - opinion

Much of what we have come to know, as the predictable flow of normal life, is about to change, with or without our approval, because an unavoidable tidal wave is already here.

 MK AVIGDOR LIBERMAN, chairman of Yisrael Beytenu, addresses a meeting of his party’s faction in the Knesset last month. He says that we have only three years to prepare for the next war with Iran.

Jewish New Yorkers respond to Zohran Mamdani’s win in the NYC mayoral democratic primary

Joey Saban a Democratic district leader from Brooklyn and political strategist, expressed his dismay at the implications of Mamdani’s win, particularly for the Jewish community. 

 Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025

Joe Biden's rise and fall: Political and personal tragedy with cancer diagnosis – opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: US President Joe Biden's formal departure from politics marks the end of a bygone era in US politics.

 FORMER US president Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden pose for a selfie photo, in a handout picture released on Monday.

Failure to adjust will shatter the Democrats credibility for years to come - opinion

Democrats are at a crossroads: If they refuse to learn from their mistakes, they will lose in 2028. 

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island cheer as then-US president Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address last year. The Democratic Party must reject the extremist factions that have hijacked its platform, the writer maintains.

'This is not the Jewish party': State Democratic chair candidate's comments draw condemnation

Rabbi Asher Lopatin, community relations director at the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, called Al “BJ” Williams’s remarks “blatantly antisemitic.”

Al "BJ" Williams (left), candidate for Michigan Democratic Party chair, films an endorsement video with Michael Schwartz, whom his campaign identifies as an "attorney," to refute charges that he is antisemitic, Feb. 15, 2025.

Kamala Harris delivers concession speech after Trump win

"We must accept the results of this election and engage in a peaceful exchange of power," Harris said.

 Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Longtime Democratic supporter shifts to GOP over Israel: 'I feel betrayed'

Kaufman criticized figures within the Democratic Party who have been critical of Israel.

 A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls US House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, US August 1, 2022.

'Starkest contrast between candidates': Jewish groups, politicians react to presidential debate

The US presidential debate sparked mixed reactions among Jewish political groups, with Kamala Harris receiving both praise and criticism.

 A screen shows the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., September 10, 2024.

Why do US Jews vote Democrat? Here are six theories - opinion

It stands to reason, however, that Jews will give undue weight to considerations related to Israel.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his vice president Joe Biden celebrate reelection in November 2012. Over the past 100 years, except in 1980, a solid majority of US Jews have voted for the Democratic presidential candidate, says the writer.

On the DNC sidelines, a Jew and a Palestinian from Chicago are leading a daily run for a ceasefire

Two marathoners lead daily runs at the DNC, uniting for peace and a Gaza ceasefire.

 Anan Abu-Taleb. left, and Richard Goldwasser before they start their morning run alongside Lake Michigan, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024.