Midterm elections

Lawler, Conley battle for Jewish voters in pivotal New York race that could decide House control

Mike Lawler and Cait Conley clashed over Israel, antisemitism, and Zohran Mamdani in a pivotal New York congressional race, with both candidates pledging continued US military support for Israel.

Rep. Mike Lawler participates in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue, May 31, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a Rose Garden lunch at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 15, 2026.

Trump weighs pursuing action against Clinton, Obama if Democrats renew impeachment efforts

This week, CNN’s Harry Enten presented Siena polling averages showing that Democrats’ lead among Jewish voters in New York on the congressional ballot had fallen from 49 percentage points in 2022 to 13 this year.

Editor's Notes: A break with Israel would hurt American Jews, too - comment

Democratic candidate for US Senate James Talarico speaks during a rally in Houston, Texas, on September 13, 2026.

Talarico blames Netanyahu, not Israeli people, for devastation in Gaza


Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote

"Voter ID Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Trump said on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2025

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.

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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.