WASHINGTON — There are 34 Jews in the incoming Congress, with a 35th likely to join in April. Should that candidate, Florida State Sen. Randy Fine, win his special election in Florida, that would mean no change in numbers overall between the outgoing Congress and the incoming one: The House Jewish delegation will drop from […]
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WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives elected Florida Rep Brian Mast, a zealous pro-Israel Republican who has volunteered with a group that assists the Israeli army, to chair the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. Mast bested three other contenders to succeed Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, who is term-limited. Insiders say that President-elect Donald Trump lobbied […]
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named as his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, a realtor and golf buddy who was present at a recent foiled assassination of Trump. “Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has been involved with stronger and more prosperous,” Trump […]
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Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat, clinched reelection in a tight race over the weekend, bucking the state’s swing toward Donald Trump in the presidential vote and curbing Republican gains in the Senate. Rosen’s win over former military officer Sam Brown was one of the final Senate races to be called after Tuesday’s election, […]
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WASHINGTON — When Mark Hetfield started work on Wednesday morning, he did not know what to tell the staff at HIAS, the Jewish immigration aid and advocacy group where he serves as CEO. Donald Trump, who reviles much of what the group does and stands for, had just been elected president. Trump’s actions during his […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered enthusiastic congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump, saying his victory heralds a “powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.” “Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!” Netanyahu said early Wednesday in a message to the once and future president. Netanyahu is no stranger to […]
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Craig Goldman, a businessman and Texas state legislator, handily won his congressional race in north Texas, bringing the number of Jewish Republicans in Congress to three for the first time in more than a decade. Goldman’s defeat Tuesday of Democrat Trey Hunt, by a margin of 64% to 36%, means that he succeeds Rep. Kay […]
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California voters did what was widely expected and elected Rep. Adam Schiff, a Jewish Democrat, in the senate race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein, another Jewish Democrat, who died while in office last year after serving in the role for more than 30 years. Schiff, who currently represents parts of greater Los Angeles in […]
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“Kamala Harris supports endless wars in the Middle East,” reads a mailer sent to households in Michigan the day before Election Day, ostensibly imploring voters to support Green Party candidate Jill Stein instead. “I am reaching out to make sure that you know Kamala will always stand with Israel,” reads an apparent pro-Harris text sent […]
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