Midterm elections

Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’ - interview

“Trump wants to distance himself from him [Netanyahu]. The relationship has become a burden, and it is already hurting him in the upcoming US midterm elections," Liberman said.

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

Pressure mounts on Democratic Senate candidate Platner to quit Maine race

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Can Israel remain Jewish and democratic without Arab parties in government? - opinion

Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros speaks to supporters at an election-night watch party after winning the Colorado primary on June 30, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

Sanders-endorsed anti-Israel candidate Melat Kiros wins Democratic Colorado congressional primary


Democratic US Senator Warnock wins Georgia runoff

Warnock's victory cements Georgia as a battleground state certain to play a prominent role in the 2024 presidential election.

GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC Sen. Raphael Warnock departs following a vote in the basement of the US Capitol last month.

Midterms are over, but Jewish Democrat, Republican to face of in Georgia

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican nominee Herschel Walker are set to face off in Georgia's Senate runoff in two weeks.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

A rude awakening for the Republican Party -opinion

The election has dramatically weakened the Republican Party due to division within the party, which was largely precipitated by the result of the election.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks during a meeting with business and labor leaders at the White House, last week. The result of the midterm election considerably enhanced Biden’s credibility, says the writer

The strength of democracy -opinion

Doubters and critics have thrown shade on democracy for centuries. Yet, these two elections in two different lands show that democratic institutions can endure in the face of bitter differences.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets a US congressional delegation at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2017. America and Israel should not doubt the strength of their democracies, says the writer

Letters to the editor November 16, 2022: The American people won

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

President Biden’s mideast policy to remain largely untouched after midterm elections

However, after Israel’s recent election, the imminent return of Netanyahu, presumably at the helm of a far-right coalition, bodes ill for an expansion of the Abraham Accords

 (L-R) US President Joe Biden and Israeli President Issac Herzog meet during the former's visit to Israel

Will the US and Iran try to revive the JCPOA after the Midterms?

Now that the midterm elections are over, and as Democrats secured a majority in the US Senate, some experts in Washington believe that the two countries might now try to jump-start negotiations.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, July 11, 2022.

'Cockeyed optimist' Biden pushes unity with Republicans after Democrats retain Senate

"I'd rather talk with the Republican leadership", President Biden told reporters in Cambodia.

US President Joe Biden makes a statement about the U.S. midterm elections during his visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 13, 2022.

Letters to the Editor November 14, 2022: Obstacles in the path

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Democrats clinch control of US Senate with win in Nevada

With Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's victory on the heels of Democratic Senator Mark Kelly winning re-election in Arizona late on Friday, Democrats now control 50 Senate seats.

Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto leads a rally ahead of the midterm elections in Henderson, Nevada, US, November 7, 2022.