Kamala Harris

Editor's Notes: Washington Post chose comfort over survival, now journalists pay price - comment

When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.

When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seen speaking to suppporters. The Harris campaign’s suspicions of Shapiro’s loyalty is nothing new for Jewish Americans, the writer says.

Josh Shapiro: Return of America’s oldest antisemitic trope - opinion

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a solidarity rally for Israel in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, October 9, 2023.

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

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


Crazy campaign plus catastrophic candidates equals surprisingly normal results - opinion

Sometimes, in the insane world of American politics, a three-ring circus produces the most predictable and boring results.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, US, November 1, 2024.

Rural Californians split between hope and anxiety at the polls

Chico has a blend of conservatives and liberals, including their small Jewish community, which also tends to lean liberal.

 People cast their early ballots on the last day of early voting in Michigan at a polling station in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. November 3, 2024.

Initial exit polls show Harris earning 79% of nationwide Jewish vote

An NBC News exit poll released Tuesday night indicated 21% of American Jews voted for Trump, with 79% of Jews voting for Vice President Harris. 

 Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at Michigan State University, Michigan, US. November 3, 2024.

Behind the ballot: Jewish residents of Queens share their voting intentions

We spoke with several residents in Queens' predominantly Jewish neighborhoods to understand their motivations and concerns ahead of Election Day.

 Edward Wagner, a Jewish voter in Queens, on Election Day.

Small majority of US voters believe support for Israel too strong, exit polls show

32% said they felt the support was too strong, 31% said not strong enough, and 31% replied that they felt the support was about right.

 Israel and American flags are flown near the US Capitol during a rally in support of Israel and protest against antisemitism on the National Mall in Washington, November 14, 2023.

In a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the presidential election is all about Israel

Oct. 7 has changed the lives and feelings of many American Jews — and is shaping how they think about Tuesday’s election in states across the country.

 The Teach Coalition's mobile voting center parked in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Meet the suburban Philly rabbis providing Election Day pastoral care for anxious congregants

No one is looking for the rabbis to tell them what to do, Witkowsky said. It’s more of people just wanting to talk.

 Jewish people gather at Rodeph Shalom synagogue for a service marking Erev Rosh Hashanah in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 6, 2021.

'Democracy, abortion and economy': JDCA board member canvasses for Harris

While Goldenberg has knocked on doors in heavily Jewish communities, she said she hasn't engaged in all that many conversations with voters about Israel.

 Jewish voters pushing for votes for VP Kamala Harris

Election day in America: What are voters focused on?

While the sample was too small to base any hard conclusions, it provides a snapshot of how Americans may have been thinking in the final days of the campaign.

 Voting for Kamala Harris in US presidental election 2024

Control of US Congress at stake in tight election battle - explainer

The outcome will play an important role in determining how easily the winner of Tuesday's US presidential election will govern until the next congressional elections in 2026.

 A woman in polling station, voting in a booth with US flag in background