AIPAC

Chuck Schumer’s guardian act was never about Israel. It was about power - opinion

Both halves of that promise are now broken. Schumer was not guarding Israel, and he was not guarding American Jews. He was guarding his caucus and his own gavel.

 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023.
New York’s skyline in 2025.

Next Year in Jerusalem. This year in Manhattan – opinion

Luke Bronin takes to the stage at his campaign watch party in Hartford, Connecticut after John Larson conceded in the race, resulting in Bronin’s win over the district on August 11, 2026.

AIPAC-backed candidate John Larson defeated in Connecticut Democratic primary by Luke Bronin

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the press as they meet at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, July 8, 2025

'A toxic brand': US support for Israel 'collapsing' among Democrats and Republicans, expert warns


Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment

Sanders believes that even candidates who support super PAC reforms will continue accepting money from super PACs for use in elections so long as there is benefit to be gained from the arrangement.

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others joined El-Sayed to rally the crowds.

Israel loses a friend in Congress: Rep. Kay Granger dies, 83 - opinion

A staunch supporter of the Jewish state in her capacity as both chair of the House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee and the Committee on Appropriations, she will be missed

Rep. Kay Granger speaks at a Norway F-35 rollout celebration at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth in 2015.

Attacking the pro-Israel lobby has become the acceptable way to attack Jews - opinion

Libel is always the best starting point, since it serves to advance an unsavory view of the people they are attempting to hang in the town square. And that is exactly what is happening.

Israeli and American flags on the same pole.

Bell's landslide exposes limits of anti-Israel campaign strategy - analysis

Political analysts say Wesley Bell's decisive victory over Cori Bush reflected voters' focus on local issues over Israel and AIPAC.

Former US Rep. Cori Bush prepares to deliver her concession speech on August 6, 2024, in St Louis.

Jewish Democrats question support from El-Sayed after Michigan Senate primary win

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary win left Jewish Democrats debating whether to support him, abstain, or back Republican Mike Rogers in the November Senate election.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at an election-night rally at the Majestic Theatre on August 04, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

Abdul El-Sayed seeks Democratic unity after divisive Michigan Senate primary

Later, El-Sayed devoted a chunk of his speech to ensuring the safety of Michigan’s Jews, still rattled by his equivocal reaction to an attack on a suburban Detroit synagogue earlier this year.

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks in Detroit after a radio appearance on Dr. Horace Sheffield's GOTV Community Rally on August 01, 2026.

Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed defeats AIPAC-backed Haley Stevens in Michigan primary

El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers in November in a race critical to Democrats' hopes of regaining control of the US Senate.

US Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks on stage, with vote counting continuing for Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary, in Detroit, Michigan, US, August 5, 2026

Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss defeats pro-Palestinian rival in Michigan primary

The Associated Press called the race for Moss after 74% of the vote had been counted, with him taking 49.2% of the vote, far outpacing his next-closest rival, pro-Palestinian attorney Aisha Farooqi.

An election worker holds an envelope containing ballot stubs at a polling station during the Michigan primary elections, in Detroit, Michigan.

US Rep. Wesley Bell overcomes anti-Israel progressive Cori Bush in Missouri Democratic primary

Bush had emerged as one of Congress’s most outspoken critics of Israel following the October 7 Hamas massacre and the subsequent war in Gaza, while Bell campaigned on a more moderate platform.

US Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO) speaks with reporters after the House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution on the ongoing conflict with Iran on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 23, 2026

AIPAC draws attention in Michigan Senate primary, but voters say it is not top issue

AIPAC’s super PAC has spent over $30 million to support Stevens’ campaign, toppling its previous records in a bid to prevent one of its most vocal Democratic critics from reaching the Senate. 

Campaign signs outside of an early voting site in Oak Park, Michigan, on August 2, 2026.