Trump Administration

Rubio replaces top US diplomat for Europe with former Senate staffer, consultant

Louis Bono, a senior foreign service officer, wrote to staff on Friday that Brendan Hanrahan would be taking over the role.

By REUTERS
25/04/2025

Trump administration texts Barnard professors, asking if they are Jewish

The Microsoft Office form asked current and former employees of Barnard whether they identified as Jewish, Israeli, had Jewish/Israeli ancestry, or “practice Judaism.”

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
24/04/2025

Schumer tells Trump to stop weaponizing antisemitism against universities

Four Jewish democrat senators, Richard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen, Adam Schiff and Brian Schatz, joined Schumer in sending a letter to the president condemning the president.

Trump: Harvard is antisemitic, accepts students who want to rip apart US

"The place is a liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake anger and hate," said Trump.

Majority of American Jews disapprove of Trump's presidency

The survey also said most American Jews dislike how Trump is handling antisemitism in the United States.

By BEN SALES/JTA
24/04/2025

Tehran has a 'pathway to a peaceful nuclear program', Rubio says

The secretary of state emphasized that peace with the Islamic Republic was still a ways off, but that the US was committed to preventing the spread of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

NIH bans grants for schools that boycott Israeli companies

The new NIH policy is the latest restriction placed on US campuses, which have faced intense scrutiny from the Trump administration over their responses to antisemitism.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
24/04/2025

'Never again means now': Trump calls on US to remember victims of the Holocaust

President Trump noted that antisemitism in the US is at a record high, and remarked on his administration's efforts to curb it.

'Post' reveals why Israel held back from striking Iran's nuclear sites

JPost reveals for the first time the full extent of the debates between Israel's political and security echelons over striking in Tehran.

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Over 100 Chicago-area rabbis and cantors condemn Trump’s campus crackdown

Signatories of the letter included current and former leaders of synagogues and Jewish organizations across the denominational spectrum.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
23/04/2025
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