US politics
Somerville voters backed Israel boycott, Jewish groups say it is illegal
Jewish organizations have warned Somerville officials they face legal action if a proposed Israel boycott ordinance passes, calling it unconstitutional and financially risky for the city.
Trump-backed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer, who says Antichrist will be Jewish, drops from GOP race
Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish concern leads DC mayoral primary vote
Trump regulatory probe finds US lenders may have 'debanked' people on political grounds
White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan steps down as Trump eyes tech stakes
Krishnan did not give a reason for leaving, but wrote in the post that he intends to help "tackle some of the large challenges facing America" related to AI.
US Senate passes $70 billion bill for immigration and border patrol, ICE
The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the legislation, with no support from Democrats and no provision to ban a controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Hollanov, DeanAllie… Trump and Xi? Democrats compare Trump, Xi to fictional couples on social media
The video featured the song Casual by Chappel Roan, alongside photos of Heated Rivalry’s Shane and Ilya, Off Campus’s Allie and Dean, and, of course, Trump and Xi.
Netanyahu backs GOP plan to phase out US military aid to Israel, Rep. Marlin Stutzman tells 'Post'
The congressman stressed that ending direct military assistance would not weaken the alliance but instead redefine it around shared strategic interests.
Scott Wiener, ‘lefty Jew’ who said Israel committed genocide, advances in CA race to replace Pelosi
Wiener will face San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, who placed second with Pelosi’s endorsement, in November’s general election.
Five key California primary races test Jewish voters and candidates on political loyalties
Can a Jewish progressive who believes Israel committed genocide still earn the support of his local Jewish community? Can an ardent critic of Israel be dethroned in Silicon Valley?
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel military tech cooperation from defense bill
Khanna, and Massie both said over the weekend that they would seek to remove a provision from the House’s annual defense bill that would expand US-Israeli defense technology cooperation.
'No. 1 attraction in the world': Trump says he will headline Nat'l Mall fair after singers drop out
Trump said that he would "take the place of these highly paid, third rate ‘Artists,’ to speak at the start of the festivities to be held on the National Mall in late June.
J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: J Street senior vice president Ilan Goldenberg tells The Jerusalem Post that he believes that a liberal Zionist position will help Israeli relations with the US.
NJ-12 candidate Adam Hamawy decries antisemitism amid scrutiny of his Israel views
“As a Muslim, I understand what it feels like to face bigotry, to feel unsafe in your community and to have your loyalty to this country questioned,” Hamawy said in a statement he sent to JTA.