US politics

US Rep. Randy Fine attacks Muslim Democrats during speech at Republican Jewish Coalition summit

“We are constantly told that the problem is not mainstream Islam, but radical Islamism. But where are the so-called moderate Muslims in our political system?” Fine said to applause.

Rep. Randy Fine, the Jewish Republican incumbent in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, won his primary against social media personality Dan Bilzerian on Tuesday. Here, Fine addresses The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June, 2026.
MEMBERS OF the Ethiopian Israeli community protest outside the Knesset last year.

Israel must give Ethiopian Israelis a real seat at the table - starting at the UN - opinion

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, August 21, 2026.

Trump says NBC's Welker to be reported to FCC over characterization of his endorsement record

AMERICAN FLAGS and flowers mark victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Families say the site is sacred ground that should be a place of mourning, not a ground for political division.

'Let us have our peace': Fearing disruption at Ground Zero, 9/11 families ask Mamdani to stay away


Reconciliation with Netanyahu will not turn Vance into a Zionist, former consul warns

Yaki Dayan, the former Israeli consul in Los Angeles, discussed the smoothing over of tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance in an interview with 103F.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance in the White House, July 28, 2026.

How do Jews, Israel factor into other Michigan races ahead of the elections?

Candidates across Michigan are clashing over Israel, military aid, and antisemitism as the issue shapes congressional and local Democratic primaries

US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) and US Rep. Haley Stevens participate in a televised US Senate debate moderated by Roop Raj from Fox 2 at Fox 2 Studios in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., July 27, 2026.

New Connecticut law requires educators to develop curriculum materials for Islamic, Arab studies

Connecticut's education board must prepare optional Islamic and Arab studies materials, while a new group will address antisemitism in public schools.

The Hartford skyline comes to light reflected in the Connecticut River and seen from Great River Park in East Hartford, Connecticut, on November 11, 2024.

US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, nation's top spy

Clayton's hearing earlier this month at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier.

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work

“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a statement.

Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

In Detroit, pro-Israel Senate candidate Haley Stevens meets pro-Palestinan El-Sayed supporter

The interaction spotlighted two questions hanging over Michigan’s primaries: To what degree are voters factoring Israel into their decisions, and does pro-Palestinian sentiment cross racial lines?

US Rep. Haley Stevens (l), candidate for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan, discusses Israel with Jai Singletary, director of a Detroit neighborhood improvement association, in Detroit, Michigan, July 27, 2026.

As Maine's Senate race begins, Jewish voters find themselves 'politically homeless'

With Democrats eyeing a key Senate pickup in Maine, some Jewish voters say Israel has become a defining issue in the Collins-Jackson race, leaving them torn ahead of Election Day.

Maine Democratic nominee for US Senate Troy Jackson (L) and Maine Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R).

Charles Kushner leaves New York over what he calls Mamdani's 'antisemitism'

According to US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, his decision is driven less by Mamdani's socialist policies than by what he characterized as hostility toward Jews and Israel. 

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at City Hall in New York, NY, US, July 3, 2026.

Darline Graham to run for full term to replace her brother in US Senate

Her announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump asked her to run for the US Senate in a ​special Republican primary in South Carolina on ​August 11.

US Senator for South Carolina Darline Graham Nordone, sister of late Senator Lindsey Graham, reacts after being ceremonially sworn in by US Senate President pro tempore Chuck Grassley (R-IA) during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026.

Michigan's Senate race tests pro-Israel Jews' loyalty to Democratic Party

The state’s upcoming US Senate primary is making many deeply uneasy. Many a Jew in the mitten state is pulling for pro-Israel centrist US Rep. Haley Stevens to win on Aug. 4. 

Abdul El-Sayed campaigns for the U.S. Senate at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Detroit, Michigan, April 19, 2026.