US politics

Former US A-G Pam Bondi reveals she has thyroid cancer, will serve on White House AI cm'tee

As a reminder, Bondi was fired from the Justice Department in April. She is reportedly still scheduled to testify on Friday at the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi at a Justice Department press conference, Washington, December 4, 2025.
Official White House Photo of Elizabeth Pipko.

‘People are genuinely afraid’: Elizabeth Pipko speaks to ‘Post’ on Trump, antisemitism - interview

Maureen Galindo participates in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in San Antonio on May 6, 2026

Galindo’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday runoff

Maureen Galindo, left, and Johnny Garcia, candidates for U.S. House District 35, participate in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in the Sidney Board Room at Brooks in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Democrats condemn Texas candidate over antisemitic rhetoric ahead of runoff


Rep. Ro Khanna: Betting against Jews - opinion

Rep. Ro Khanna’s criticism of Israel has become a very vocal part of his public message. Here's when it all began.

US REPRESENTATIVE Ro Khanna looks on during the National Action Network National Convention in New York City, earlier this month.

US Labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid misconduct probe

The Labor Department’s inspector general is nearing the end of a months-long investigation into a whistleblower’s allegations of professional misconduct by Chavez-DeRemer.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks with fellow cabinet members before an event for MLS champion Inter Miami CF at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026.

Michigan Democrats back pro-Palestinian candidate for university board

Amid national polls showing that Democratic voters largely disapprove of Israel, Makled’s selection adds to signals that the pro-Palestinian wing of the party appears to be ascendant in Michigan.

Amir Makled, a pro-Palestinian candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, addresses the crowd at a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Ann Arbor, April 7, 2026. Makled, who had praised Hezbollah's leader in a past social media post, bested Jewish incumbent regent

Senate rejects blocking military aid to Israel, but bills gain majority Democrat support

Senate joint resolutions 32 and 138, both introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders in March, were rejected 40 to 59 and 36 to 63, respectively.

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next US Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 25, 2026.

Congress removes deadline for Holocaust-looted art claims, opening door to more restitution

The controversial "sunset clause" of a 2016 law led watchdogs to believe that those owning looted works were purposefully obscuring them from public view until the deadline had passed.

A judge ruled in 2026 that Amedeo Modigliani's "Seated Man with a Cane," shown here in part, must be returned to the family of the man who owned it before the Holocaust.

After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Tom Malinowski endorses rival who says Israel committed genocide

Analilia Mejia has been harsher in her criticism of Israel and, unlike Tom Malinowski, refers to its war in Gaza as a “genocide.”

Tom Malinowski participates in a get-out-the-vote event ahead of midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis,' thinks Judaism is ‘terrible,’ and is running for Congress

In an interview with TMZ, Dan Bilzerian denied that he’s antisemitic and questioned the term “antisemitism” altogether, saying it’s been “hijacked to only talk about Jews.”

Dan Bilzerian was asked during a TMZ interview about referring to Rep. Randy Fine as a "fat Jew."

Jewish leaders uneasy over Senate candidate’s alliance with Hasan Piker

Jewish leaders have called Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's decision to host campaign rallies with Piker, a streamer accused of antisemitism, "alarming" and "shocking."

Abdul El-Sayed campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. He held a crowded Women for Abdul rally in a Detroit suburb. El-Sayed was born in Michigan to parents who immigrated from Egypt.

Georgia political candidate apologizes for Passover ad that featured challah

The ad quickly drew ridicule online, particularly after Greg Bluestein, a Jewish Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter, tweeted about it on Saturday, writing, “It’s the thought that counts, I guess.”

A Georgia Democratic candidate for the state Senate, Nathalie Kanani, came under ridicule after a Passover ad published in the Atlanta Jewish Times reportedly featured challah, a leavened bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. April 5, 2026.

US agents arrest niece, grand niece of Iran's Qasem Soleimani after Rubio revoked green cards

"Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement," the State Department said in a statement after Rubio revoked their green cards.

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force