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Moderate Dems. brace for internal war after Mamdani-backed candiates win NYC primaries

One moderate House Democrat told Axios that "there's going to be a war," and went so far as to call the rising number of leftist party members "bomb-throwers, not problem solvers."

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Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, Congressional candidate Claire Valdez and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier attend the Get Out the Vote rally in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 18, 2026.
US VICE President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump listen to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Vance, Rubio split on Iran war, Israel in Lebanon, as White House denies divergence - analysis

The contrast suggests that, even as the administration has emphasized unity, differing worldviews are at times rising to the surface, offering an early glimpse of the Republican Party’s future.

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People wait for the flyover near the Washington Monument during a rally kicking off the Great American State Fair marking the 250th anniversary of US independence on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026.

Record 48% of Americans think US is too supportive of Israel - poll

The survey published Wednesday by Quinnipiac University also found that 60% of respondents reported that military intervention in Iran was “not worth it.”

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Rep. Mike Lawler participates in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue, May 31, 2026.

Pro-Israel Democrat Cait Conley to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler

Both candidates support the US-Israel alliance while opposing Netanyahu's policies, though Cait Conley is leading in the polls in the primarily Jewish congressional district.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Are ICE actions in Minneapolis killing support for Republicans in the US? - opinion

Trump's handling of immigration problems is hurting him among his own supporters, which could reverberate in November’s midterm elections.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

'F*** you, Ted': Senator Cruz, Trump clash over midterm fears, impeachment threats

Leaked recordings from two private donor meetings show the Republican Senator sharply criticizing President Trump’s tariff policies and Vice President JD Vance’s foreign policy views.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByASHER SMITH
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference on October 31, 2025.

Trump defends ICE, blames ‘Democrat chaos’ for Minneapolis shooting

“In the five Republican run States... ICE has arrested 150,245 criminal illegal aliens over the past year, with ZERO protests, riots, or chaos," Trump said.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion

The US government should take its constitutional oversight responsibility seriously.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
DEMOCRATIC US Sen. Tim Kaine (C) speaks next to fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Adam Schiff during a press conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Nick Fuentes says his problem with Trump ‘is that he is not Hitler’

“My problem with Trump isn’t that he’s Hitler - my problem with Trump is that he is not Hitler,” Fuentes said during his streaming show on Tuesday.

JANUARY 17, 2026ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
Fuentes, the streamer and avowed antisemite who has previously said Hitler was “very f–king cool,” has been gaining more traction as a voice on the right.

Most Americans oppose Trump’s push to take control of Greenland, poll finds

The poll found that 75% of Americans oppose the move, while 25% say they support it. Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are evenly divided, with 50% in favor and 50% opposed.

JANUARY 16, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
A protestor hold a placard which reads "USA already has too much ICE" during a demonstration under the motto "Greenland is for Greenlanders" in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen on January 14, 2026.

Obtuse global piracy in Venezuela: Trump's illegal actions shatters US world standing - opinion

His invasion of Venezuela to seize its oil, under the pretense of combating drug trafficking, shatters the US's moral, legal, and ideological standing, while also violating international law

JANUARY 12, 2026ByALON BEN-MEIR
An activist holds a poster that reads ‘Condemns Donald Trump’s military aggression in Venezuela’, during an anti-US protest, after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Only 33% of Americans approve of strike on Venezuela, most worry US to become entrenched - poll

The two-day poll showed 65% of Republicans back the military operation ordered by Republican President Donald Trump, compared to 11% of Democrats and 23% of independents.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan. in New York City, US, January 5, 2026.