Tag: U.S. Politics
Los Angeles-based Jewish philanthropist Elissa Czuker dies at 53
Elissa Czuker, who with her husband, Edward Czuker, donated to many prominent Jewish and political causes, died on Aug. 25. She was 53 years old.
The mother of nine was active in the Young Israel...
Must Jews ‘repent’ for voting for Trump?
In the weeks before the observance of Rosh Hashanah, religious Jews give a lot of lip service to the idea of repentance. That is the main point of our observance in the Hebrew month...
Indictment meltdown
I don’t know about you, but if I hear one more person, politician, or legal analyst (I am one such person) say the word “indictment,” I'm going to file a lawsuit. I'm not sure...
Nikki Haley makes her move
As the 2024 election begins to slide slowly into view, it’s now clear that barring an unforeseen health issue, Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee for president. But the Republican field has been...
Nikki Haley launches US presidential bid
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley officially launched her 2024 presidential campaign on Tuesday, becoming the first Republican candidate to formally toss their hat into the primary ring against former President...
Republicans recapture House by narrow margin
Republicans have secured at least 218 seats in the House of Representatives, giving them a small majority over the Democrats. There are still several races in the 435-member chamber of Congress that have yet...
All the president’s enemies
As he begins his second year in office this week, President Joe Biden looks toward the horizon and sees multiple challenges and threats. Three of the most worrisome:
Russia’s strongman, President Vladimir Putin, having taken...
Calling critics of Soros anti-Semitic undermines the fight against hate
It’s never a good sign when George Soros’s name is back in the headlines. The Hungarian-born hedge-fund billionaire has become a touchstone of controversy. Both Republicans and Democrats in Virginian are taking his name...
Pro-Israel America announces 30 congressional ‘key races’ of focus for 2022 election cycle
Pro-Israel America has designated 30 congressional endorsements for “key races” the organization will focus on in the 2022 election cycle.
According to the bipartisan PAC, these races include competitive primaries and general elections, as well...
Time for both parties to repent for their Nazi analogies
After a generation in which Holocaust education has proliferated in the United States, it’s fair to ask whether all that lip service paid to the memory of the Six Million has done as much...