Senate

Markey, progressive critic of Israel, wins Massachusetts Democratic primary

‘We need to end the war in Iran and stop the bombing in Gaza,’ the 80-year-old incumbent told his supporters.

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
Senator Ed Markey addresses his supporters during a ‘Power to the People’ rally at the IBEW Local 103 facility on August 29, 2026.
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks on Capitol Hill during the Patriotic Millionaires Tell the Rich: "PAY YOUR TAXES" press conference on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC

Massachusetts progressive Markey, a longtime Israel critic, expected to rout centrist challenger

Although polls project that Markey, a progressive stalwart, will retain his seat, this race began as a neck-and-neck battle between the old and new guard.

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
Abdul El-Sayed, winner of Michigan US, Democratic primary, speaks during a press conference in Detroit, Michigan, US August 5, 2026.

Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats over past Temple Israel attack comments

On Saturday, El-Sayed insisted that his push for “context” to the attack was broadly appropriate, but not at that moment, explaining that such “conversations” could happen "in the fullness of time."

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Hasan Piker looks on as U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed delivers a stump speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026.

El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker as Jewish Democrats question his Israel stance

If not necessarily a sharp pivot, El-Sayed’s words, coming from a strident Israel critic in his own right, still represented an acknowledgement that his biggest campaign surrogate poses problems.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue

Senate Democrats strike a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown, temporarily separating immigration issues from funding talks to secure essential government operations.s

JANUARY 29, 2026ByREUTERS
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks with the media while arriving for a vote, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 29, 2026.

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

At the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Tuesday, the bill received 16 yes votes and 1 no, making it adopted.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report

According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al

Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion

The US government should take its constitutional oversight responsibility seriously.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
DEMOCRATIC US Sen. Tim Kaine (C) speaks next to fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Adam Schiff during a press conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call, Trump finds Senate win

Both leaders described the call as positive. In the US, the Senate blocked a resolution that would have barred Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress's authorization.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

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.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByREUTERS
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.

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls

Democratic senators warn that President Trump’s decision to recall nearly 30 career ambassadors creates a leadership vacuum, weakening US influence as rivals like China and Russia expand their reach.

DECEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
US Senate floor

Republicans just handed Democrats their most powerful healthcare weapon - opinion

Healthcare costs will spike after Republicans block Affordable Care Act subsidies, threatening GOP seats in swing districts.

DECEMBER 17, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US President Donald Trump is seen smiling in Baltimore, Maryland, late last week. The Republicans have left the Democrats a Hanukkah gift while harming millions of Americans, the writer says.

Sen. Rick Scott: ‘The anti-Israel voice is not America’

At The Jerusalem Post Washington Conference, the Florida senator urged leaders to condemn antisemitism “every single time” and to deepen pro-Israel engagement on Capitol Hill.

DECEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Florida Sen. Rick Scott speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'