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Political standoff causing DHS shutdown delays security grants for synagogues

The grant program has become a cornerstone of security planning for Jewish institutions across the United States, especially in the wake of sometimes deadly attacks.

Security cameras hang across the street from the Park East Synagogue, NY, 3, 2017, Illustrative.
A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

AIPAC targeting US congressional candidates who want to condition aid to Israel

US President Donald Trump speaks during a remembreance ceremony in the East Room at the White House, February 23, 2026; illustrative.

Trump 'willing to use lethal force' against Iran, White House says

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi or Khamenei: Iran is at a crossroads - opinion


US senators look to overhaul security clearances after damaging documents leak

The issue has been in the national spotlight with the arrest last month of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old low-ranking member of the Air National Guard accused of taking advantage of his clearance.

 Jack Douglas Teixeira, a U.S. Air Force National Guard airman accused of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online, makes his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. April 14, 2023 in a courtroom sketch.

New US report on Abu Akleh killing must be released, senator says

The request was made by Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen in a letter sent to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday.

A Palestinian walks in front of a mural depicting the slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of the visit of US President Joe Biden at Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 13, 2022.

Senate Democrats welcome Sharm el-Sheikh meeting, call for de-escalation

Among the senators who joined the call were Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ).

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US Policy in the Middle East, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 24, 2020.

Republicans demand answers from Education Dept. on antisemitism funding

The lawmakers accused the Biden administration of allowing "taxpayer-funded antisemitism" at colleges and universities across the country.

Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, US, April 26, 2022.

Animal testing drugs for US FDA approval no longer mandatory

Called the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, the bill, signed into law by US President Joe Biden, saw support from Republicans and Democrats alike.

A mouse, illustrative image.

Zelensky’s Washington visit could be a gamechanger - analysis

Zelensky's resolve to stay in the capital and also visit the frontlines has been one of the shining moments of Ukraine’s war effort.

 UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky attends a conference in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, in Paris, via videolink last week. The Russian leadership has asked the world to believe that the Ukrainian government led by a Jewish president is ‘a Nazi regime.’

Republicans need to stop the assault on Social Security - opinion

1 in 4 Americans – retirees, disabled, survivors – receive some form of Social Security. This is an insurance program people have paid into all their working years, not some government handout.

 SOCIAL SECURITY card designs over the past several decades are shown in this photo illustration.

Midterms: The United States is heading to the polls

The United States will hold its midterm elections on Tuesday will all of the seats in the House of Representatives up for grabs.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

In Nevada’s nail-baiter race, the Jewish vote could determine the winner

Republicans are likely to win back the House of Representatives and eyeing a Senate victory as well, while Democrats seek to expand their Senate margin, promising voters to codify Roe v. Wade.

 Will the Jewish vote determine the outcome of the Nevada race?

A letter to Congressman Deutch

 REP. TED Deutch (D-Florida) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, 2019.