Kamala Harris

From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life

Those ties, Jewish leaders argue, are well within the American-Jewish mainstream, and far from evidence of disloyalty.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a solidarity rally for Israel in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, October 9, 2023.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walks outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2025

Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harri greets supporters during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 2024.

‘Are you an Israeli agent?’: Harris’s vetting process exposes rift over Israel support - analysis

Aaron Keyak (L) and Deborah Lipstadt testify about the recent rise in antisemitism and its threat to democracy before the U.S. Helsinki Commission in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Senior Biden admin. official Aaron Keyak slams ‘double agent’ question posed to Josh Shapiro


Time for Trump to fix Doug’s damage - opinion

Trump administration appointees should be people who understand that America was and is exceptional. They should also be people who have been loyal to Trump through thick and thin.

US SECOND GENTLEMAN Douglas Emhoff and then-US ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann attend a news conference at a meeting of special envoys and coordinators on combating antisemitism, in 2023 in Berlin. Doug’s dismal failure at countering antisemitism is clear for anyone with eyes to see, Oliner argues

Blinken's comments on Hamas: Too little, too late - opinion

Blinken never seemed to find an occasion to speak in such a direct manner at an earlier stage when it might have made a difference.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sits alongside him, last month.

10 of the most-read American Jewish news stories of 2024

The 10 American Jewry stories that most captured the attention of JTA's readers throughout 2024.

 The top ten American stories of 2024

Netanyahu, Trump, and Harris named finalists for TIME Person of the Year

The 2024 shortlist for TIME magazine's Person of the Year also includes Princess Kate of Wales and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

 Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

Almost one month after Election Day, here’s what we know about how Jews voted

Jewish voters supported Kamala Harris by somewhere between 63% and 71%, but Donald Trump won a higher percentage of Jews than he did in 2020. 

US presidential election race: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (illustrative)

Majority of US voters support Trump's policy plans for future - poll

Low marks were given to Trump for his efforts to reach out to Kamala Harris supporters, and 52% of Americans say it is extremely or very important for him to do so to unify the country. 

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute gala last week at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

Overcoming the Trump divide: A Jewish call for unity and understanding – opinion

American Jews must bridge divides and fight Jew-hatred amid rising political polarization.

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute gala last week at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

Americans weren’t interested in prolonging Obama’s policies through Harris - opinion

Americans felt the vibe – that American wokeness and moral self-doubt were insidious weaknesses. Therefore, they ruled that the Obama era must finally end.

 FORMER US president Barack Obama speaks during a presidential election campaign rally for then-candidate Kamala Harris in Philadelphia last month.

US Democrats need to reflect, rebuild, and focus on economic issues - opinion

And Trump’s uncanny skill in portraying himself as the victim of the leftist elite became the mantra of his MAGA followers and the whole Republican party. 

 US VICE President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to supporters as she concedes the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, in Washington, earlier this month

Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat

Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up the proclamation stating that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, at the White House in 2017.