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Far-right figure James Fishback likens abortion to Holocaust, demands US decouple from Israel

“Abortion is a holocaust, and by every single historical metric available, it was worse than the other one,” Fishback said, claiming that “61 million children have been killed" since Roe v. Wade.

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Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback takes a picture with a supporter after giving a campaign speech at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, US April 23, 2026.
Then-Tarrant County Republican Party Chair Bo French speaks at a rally on April 15, 2025, in Mansfield, Texas.

Why is Karl Rove supporting a progressive Jewish candidate in Texas?

What did the only Jew serving in the Texas state house do to earn this distinction? It’s more about what he didn’t do: run for statewide office with a record of spewing racially charged comments.

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The seal of the FBI hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquaters.

Missouri GOP nominee Thomas Ross charged over plot to plant drugs on primary election rival

According to prosecutors, Ross spent weeks hatching a plan with his campaign manager to frame his opponent, Louise Secker, by surreptitiously placing a black nylon glove containing a bag of cocaine.

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Rep. Randy Fine, the Jewish Republican incumbent in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, won his primary against social media personality Dan Bilzerian on Tuesday. Here, Fine addresses The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June, 2026.

US Rep. Randy Fine attacks Muslim Democrats during speech at Republican Jewish Coalition summit

“We are constantly told that the problem is not mainstream Islam, but radical Islamism. But where are the so-called moderate Muslims in our political system?” Fine said to applause.

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Nikki Haley to Fox: ‘Kamala Harris failed at everything she’s ever been given’

The GOP presidential candidate defended her statements against an accusation of racism.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley speaks after announcing her 2024 presidential campaign, in Urbandale, Iowa, last week.

Father, aunt helped indicted US Representative George Santos post bail

George Santos and his lawyer had argued that releasing the names might subject his guarantors to the "media frenzy and hateful attacks."

JUNE 22, 2023ByREUTERS
US REPRESENTATIVE-Elect George Santos appears in an undated still image from a political campaign video.

Anti-Israel Jewish IfNotNow activists disrupt Ron DeSantis speech

Activists went onstage where DeSantis was speaking, yelling: "Jews against DeSantis!" as they were dragged off by security.

APRIL 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a book tour visit at Adventure Outdoors gun shop in Smyrna, Georgia, US March 30, 2023

Nikki Haley supporters seek new Republican leadership as she launches 2024 bid

Haley faces an uphill climb: a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday found that just 4% of registered Republicans supported Haley.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023ByREUTERS
Then-US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley addresses the 2017 AIPAC policy conference in Washington.

Michigan GOP candidate who was raised Jewish now says she’s a Messianic Jew

Lena Epstein, who was raised Jewish, made the comments at a candidate forum at a Baptist church in Holland, Michigan.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.

Kevin McCarthy finally elected Republican US House after historic 15 rounds of voting

On the fourth day of the ardous process, the US House of Representatives finally got a new speaker.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) celebrates as he is elected to be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth session of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023.

Antisemitism in the US: Democrats get a free pass, Donald Trump does not - opinion

The appropriate ubiquitous outcry was despite the fact that Trump has an extraordinary record helping Israel and the Jewish people. 

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByMORTON A. KLEIN
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Mesa, Arizona, US, October 9, 2022.

Trump dinner with antisemites was ‘breaking point,’ Jewish former allies say

Donald Trump hosted Kanye West and white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes for dinner at his home.

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
Then US-president elect Donald Trump and musician Kanye West pose for media at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 13, 2016.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s daughter is suing Mehmet Oz for stiffing her over Jewish donors list

Glick’s lawsuit alleges that Oz’s campaign used a pro-Israel political donor mailing list without paying a promised 5% commission, according to the report.

NOVEMBER 7, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, and Dr. Mehmet Oz speak at The 2022 Champions Of Jewish Values Gala at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Jan. 20, 2022.

US Midterm Elections: Why a Republican win would be disastrous - opinion

Americans can help produce a more just, democratic, healthy, environmentally sustainable US and world by supporting Democrats in the midterms.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByRICHARD H. SCHWARTZ
SUPPORTERS HOLD UP signs at a Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial event with candidate Doug Mastriano, ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday.