Midterm elections

Trump leaves door open to Iran strike before midterms, less than a day after ruling it out

Asked about possible US strikes on Iran before the midterms, Trump said, "We may. I mean, we'll see." Trump also discussed the Russian diesel deal and the Fort Hood shooter.

|ByIDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump dances on stage during a rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, US, October 5, 2026.
US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2025.

Georgia Senate candidate says Israeli forces 'violated law of conflict' when asked about genocide

Asked whether Israel was guilty of genocide, Ossoff said the determination was a matter for the ICC, but added that "there is no doubt in my mind" that Israeli forces violated international law.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026.

El-Sayed says Israel, Iran have both proven 'dangerous' to US in Michigan Senate debate

Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly declined to say whether Iran poses a greater threat to the United States than Israel, arguing that "both of them have proven dangerous in their own way."

|ByIDAN KWELLER
A local resident casts a provisional ballot during the midterm elections at a polling location in Georgia's 14th congressional district represented by U.S. Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, in Calhoun, Georgia, US, November 8, 2022.

Democrats projected to keep House majority as GOP turnout lags, CBS poll finds

The GOP vote may be affected by the cost of living, the CBS report claimed, noting that Republicans were less likely than Democrats to say they would definitely turn out.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Midterms are over, but Jewish Democrat, Republican to face of in Georgia

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican nominee Herschel Walker are set to face off in Georgia's Senate runoff in two weeks.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

A rude awakening for the Republican Party -opinion

The election has dramatically weakened the Republican Party due to division within the party, which was largely precipitated by the result of the election.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByALON BEN-MEIR
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks during a meeting with business and labor leaders at the White House, last week. The result of the midterm election considerably enhanced Biden’s credibility, says the writer

The strength of democracy -opinion

Doubters and critics have thrown shade on democracy for centuries. Yet, these two elections in two different lands show that democratic institutions can endure in the face of bitter differences.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByAHMED CHARAI
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets a US congressional delegation at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2017. America and Israel should not doubt the strength of their democracies, says the writer

Letters to the editor November 16, 2022: The American people won

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

President Biden’s mideast policy to remain largely untouched after midterm elections

However, after Israel’s recent election, the imminent return of Netanyahu, presumably at the helm of a far-right coalition, bodes ill for an expansion of the Abraham Accords

NOVEMBER 15, 2022ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
(L-R) US President Joe Biden and Israeli President Issac Herzog meet during the former's visit to Israel

Will the US and Iran try to revive the JCPOA after the Midterms?

Now that the midterm elections are over, and as Democrats secured a majority in the US Senate, some experts in Washington believe that the two countries might now try to jump-start negotiations.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, July 11, 2022.

'Cockeyed optimist' Biden pushes unity with Republicans after Democrats retain Senate

"I'd rather talk with the Republican leadership", President Biden told reporters in Cambodia.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden makes a statement about the U.S. midterm elections during his visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 13, 2022.

Letters to the Editor November 14, 2022: Obstacles in the path

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Democrats clinch control of US Senate with win in Nevada

With Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's victory on the heels of Democratic Senator Mark Kelly winning re-election in Arizona late on Friday, Democrats now control 50 Senate seats.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByREUTERS
Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto leads a rally ahead of the midterm elections in Henderson, Nevada, US, November 7, 2022.

Erdogan says Republican Senate control would help Turkey's F-16 buy - report

"If the Republicans claim the few seats they need in Senate, things will be much easier for us," Turkish media quoted Erdogan telling reporters.

NOVEMBER 12, 2022ByREUTERS
An F-16 fighter jet.