Democrats

Rep. Ro Khanna says armed settlers detained him during West Bank visit

Khanna said his delegation appealed to the US Embassy in Jerusalem after settlers allegedly blocked their vehicle, before Israeli security forces cleared the road.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at Tel Aviv University on July 8, 2026.

Rahm Emanuel: Democrats who support Israel can still lead the party to the White House

Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

Platner suspends Senate campaign, forcing Democrats to pivot in crucial Maine race

US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026.

From McCarthy to Trump: How the politics of fear made a comeback - opinion


Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump's powers in Iran war

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.

A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20

The Iran peace plan, and what it means for Israel’s upcoming elections - opinion

If the opposition coalition is still unable to reach the 61-seat threshold for a governing coalition, it will have to make a painful decision.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Trump-backed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer, who says Antichrist will be Jewish, drops from GOP race

Previously the favorite in the crowded race after earning Trump's endorsement, his campaign has been suspended following revelations that he exchanged text messages with a former Miss Oklahoma.

A storefront for the Osage County Republican party is seen on June 03, 2026 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Osage County, located within the Osage Reservation, is a Republican-leaning county where local politics are influenced by both county government and the Osage Nation.

Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish concern leads DC mayoral primary vote

Janeese Lewis George, a DC Council member, had received just over half of the 65% of votes that had been counted by Wednesday morning.

DC MAYORAL candidate Janeese Lewis George prepares for an interview with members of the news media next to a voting site at the Chevy Chase Community Center during DC’s primary voting day in Washington, DC, US, June 16, 2026.

Democrats Party breaks record of 75,000 members, sets date for primaries ahead of elections

The left-wing Democrats Party said it will hold primaries on July 20 after crossing a record 75,000 members, marking its highest membership since the late 1990s.

Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2026.

Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll

This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.

A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.

California Democrat backed by pro-Israel group loses runoff spot to Israel critic

During the campaign, Democratic Majority for Israel president Brian Romick told Jewish Insider that Villegas "consistently has an anti-Israel record."

Randy Villegas, running for California’s 22nd Congressional District, poses in Bakersfield, California, on May 23, 2026.

Graham Platner, anti-Israel progressive, sews up Democratic Senate nomination in Maine

Multiple news outlets called the race within 90 minutes of the polls closing, with only a fraction of the votes counted.

Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

Israel looms large as Maine heads to the polls in Graham Platner’s Senate primary

In a viral video from a rally over the weekend, a Platner supporter dismissed concerns about his tattoo of the Totenkopf symbol, a skull-and-crossbones image worn by Nazi concentration camp guards.

U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Israel's enemies are my enemies, so why can't Democrats see that? - opinion

The left and right urgently need to work together to tell Americans the truth about theocratic Islam and the threat it poses to both our countries.

 Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.