Biden administration

ICE ends 30-day death reporting rule as detainee deaths reach 20-year high - report

This change in policy comes amid concerns about the quality of medical care provided in ICE facilities after 18 deaths were reported in the first five months of 2026.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 17, 2025.
(Illustrative) Former US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Vernon Electric Cooperative in Westby, Wisconsin, US, September 5, 2024.

NGOs, committee memo disputes House claims Biden admin directly funded judicial reform

The Committee had previously argued that the NGO Blue and White Future (BWF), which backed protest headquarters Hofshi B’Artzenu, may have been a "downstream recipient" of US grants.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Trump probe

Patel portrayed the seizing of his phone records by the FBI and efforts to conceal them as an example of overreach by unelected government officials under Biden.

|ByREUTERS
The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on the scoreboard at the United Center during a media walkthrough in Chicago, Jan. 18, 2024.

The Democrats need a nominee with a backbone on Israel issues - editorial

The Democratic Party faces a decision point. It can choose to separate itself from activists and elected voices who demand maximalist rhetoric on Israel, or it can keep trying to appease them.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Trump blames 'Comrade Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe Biden' for hostage deaths

Trump said he grieved the "senseless death" of the six, "horrifically including a wonderful American Citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, murdered by Hamas."

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Biden spoke with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin after Hersh's death announced

Hersh had been one of eight remaining hostages who held dual Israeli-American citizenship.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who is being held hostage in Gaza, reacts next to her husband Jon Polin as they take the stage on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 21, 2024.

Trump: Kamala Harris caused October 7 attack, hates Israel

Trump also wrote that Harris "hates Israel [and] wouldn’t even show up to Congress for Netanyahu’s session."

AUGUST 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Israel's sovereignty at risk: Reclaiming our nation's independence - opinion

For us to fearlessly and to clearly address these existential issues we must re-embrace our sovereign mission to protect our citizens in the one and only Jewish nation-state.

AUGUST 20, 2024ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
PEOPLE LOOK ON as smoke rises from a fire that broke out near Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee, as a result of a rocket attack from Lebanon, last week. The writer asks: What about securing the ability of our citizens to return to their homes in the North?

Israel forgot about Iran's nuclear threat - will it pay the price?

Sources are mixed on if Jerusalem is ready to stop the bomb

AUGUST 15, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
ISRAEL IS weighing up its response to the Iranian attack last weekend, but should it focus on Iran’s nuclear capabilities or strike at Iranian oil facilities?

US NSC to 'Post': Claims of sharing intel of Mossad agents with Tehran 'categorically false'

The report first originated from a Fox News article, citing a report in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida.

AUGUST 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranians gather for the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024.

Biden: Iran could hold back on attack if Gaza deal reached

McGurk, Hochstein to visit the Middle East, while Blinken’s trip was reportedly nixed.

AUGUST 13, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
(L-R): Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, US President Joe Biden

IDF striking schools in Gaza: Made sense before, not anymore - this is why

By May, the costs of killing mixes of terrorists and civilians likely started to outweigh the benefits, even when legal.

AUGUST 11, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians look at damages at the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City August 10, 2024.

Striking back: Israel's bold message through recent high-profile assassinations - opinion

Ultimately, the events of this week signal a clear message: No matter how secure an enemy might feel, no matter how hidden or protected, Israel’s reach is long.

AUGUST 2, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024.

Harris’s words could harm hostage deal talks, senior Israeli official says

Harris surprised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those close to him by issuing her statement, which she also placed on X shortly after her hour-long meeting with him.

JULY 26, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024.