Elissa Slotkin

No plans for US troops to be deployed to polling places during midterm elections, top general says

In a letter to US Senator Elissa Slotkin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said election administration and security remain the responsibility of state and local officials.

 American soldiers salute as the national anthem plays during the opening ceremonies of Salaknib, the annual bilateral exercise between Philippine and U.S. Army, at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines, March 13, 2023.
US senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) speaks to supporters at her watch party during the early-morning hours at the MotorCity Casino on November 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

Jewish Sen. Slotkin targeted by bomb threat after Trump accuses her of ‘seditious acts’

Elissa Slotkin of Michigan speaks before US President Joe Biden at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 in Howell, Michigan, Oct. 5, 2021.

Elissa Slotkin, Jewish Democrat delivering the response to Trump, has a riveting immigrant story

US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, as her father Curt holds a Jewish text at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 3, 2025.

Elissa Slotkin sworn into Senate on Reform movement women’s Torah commentary


Rep. Elissa Slotkin joins call to impeach Trump, last of 25 Jewish Dems

The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on impeachment and is expected to pass the measure, with at least some Republicans joining the call.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) hosts a town hall in Rochester, Michigan, U.S., December 16, 2019.

Elissa Slotkin: Warfare among Democrats would be a ‘shanda’

Slotkin and several others who flipped Republican seats in 2018 kept their districts, but many others are out; Republicans have gained at least 15 seats this election.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) hosts a town hall in Rochester, Michigan, U.S., December 16, 2019.

Elaine Luria, Elissa Slotkin prevail in competitive Congress races

Luria and Slotkin are two Jewish members of the so-called “Gang of Nine.”

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) speaks about the formation of the Congressional Servicewomen and Women Veterans Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2019

The Iran Flare-Up, Winners and Losers Edition

A round-up of the latest Jewish political news.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about Iran flanked by U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Army Chief of Staff General James McConville, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark Milley and Vice President Mike Pence in the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington, U.

How Jews have reacted to Trump’s tweets targeting Democratic congresswomen

In a series of follow-up tweets, Trump said the representatives all “hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion” and have “made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.”

US President Donald Trump waves to the media before boarding Air Force One in Maryland on April 27