AIPAC
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit, Michigan, July 18, 2026. (Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
August 10, 2026, 7:49 pm
Bernie Sanders urges Democrats to ban ‘corrupt’ AIPAC spending in primaries
AIPAC responded that Sanders wanted to “blacklist Americans who disagree with him.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush prepares to deliver her concession speech on August 6, 2024, in St Louis. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
August 6, 2026, 8:02 pm
Did Cori Bush’s focus on AIPAC doom her Missouri Democratic primary bid?
The former congresswoman pledged to tear down the pro-Israel lobby’s “kingdom.” Now, they’re the ones still standing.
By Sharon Udasin
Early results are broadcast at a primary night watch party for U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens at the Hotel Saint Regis Detroit on August 4, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:33 pm
El-Sayed’s narrow Michigan win sets up a reckoning among Jewish Democrats
Jews who backed Rep. Haley Stevens are weighing whether they can support an avowed critic of Israel, though some find solace in his razor-thin victory.
By Grace Gilson
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks in Detroit after a radio appearance on Dr. Horace Sheffield's GOTV Community Rally on August 01, 2026. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:23 pm
El-Sayed decried AIPAC. Now he hopes to win over pro-Israel Democrats.
El-Sayed devoted a chunk of his primary victory speech to promising Michigan’s Jews that he cared about their safety.
By Ron Kampeas
Michigan Democratic Senate primary candidates Abdul El-Sayed (L) and Haley Stevens (R). (Finn Gomez/Getty Images/JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:13 pm
Staunch Israel critic El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary
The closely watched Democratic race tested the party’s divisions over the Jewish state.
By Grace Gilson and Andrew Lapin
Wesley Bell and Cori Bush faced off in 2024, and are doing so again in 2026 (L: Michael B. Thomas for The Washington Post via Getty Images/R: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:02 pm
AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Democratic primary
The race for Bell’s congressional seat was a rematch between candidates who take sharply different stances on Israel.
By Sharon Udasin
Wesley Bell and Cori Bush faced off in 2024, and are doing so again in 2026 (L: Michael B. Thomas for The Washington Post via Getty Images/R: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 8:58 am
Cori Bush promised to bury AIPAC; rematch with Wesley Bell in Missouri tests that.
The pro-Israel lobby is once again working to boost Bell, whose support for the Jewish state has remained strong heading into Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primary.
By Sharon Udasin
Troy Jackson speaks before the Maine Democratic delegates as they gather for their party's nominating convention on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
July 26, 2026, 2:49 pm
Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, keeps mum on Israel, AIPAC
The logger and former lawmaker is taking on Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term.
By Grace Gilson
(Photo courtesy of Jewish Insider)
July 9, 2026, 9:53 am
Enough with the AIPAC bashing
Democratic politics depends on judging organizations by what they do, not by what they symbolize.
By Steve Rabinowitz
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses the crowd during the 'Get Out the Vote' rally at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 18, 2026. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
June 28, 2026, 4:35 pm
700+ US rabbis sign letter urging Mamdani to apologize for calling AIPAC ‘monsters’
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent speech about pro-Israel civic participation is dangerous, unacceptable and beneath the office he holds,” the letter read.
By Grace Gilson
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses the crowd during the 'Get Out the Vote' rally at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 18, 2026. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
June 20, 2026, 11:37 pm
Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders joins the NYC mayor to promote progressive candidates in final day of the campaign.
By Kelly Hartog
Justin Gaethje and FBI Director Kash Patel shake hands during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC)
June 18, 2026, 11:43 am
Alleged White House attack plot singled out officials seen as tied to pro-Israel groups, FBI says
The plot aimed to kill attendees at the UFC event on Sunday, the Justice Department said.
By Shira Li Bartov
The main conference hall at the AIPAC conference, 2018 (Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt)
May 6, 2026, 10:00 am
AIPAC at the frontier: A stronger alliance in the post-aid era
AIPAC has long understood that the most durable case for the alliance is the case rooted in shared American interests.
By Gregg Roman
Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during an interview at DNC headquarters in Washington, Nob. 2, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
April 10, 2026, 10:04 am
DNC committee rejects resolution condemning pro-Israel lobby AIPAC specifically
The committee also sent two other anti-Israel resolutions to the Middle East Working Group rather than advance them.
By Joseph Strauss
A crowd packs the United Center for the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
April 5, 2026, 2:39 pm
Democrats to weigh resolution condemning AIPAC, fueling concerns about ‘undercurrent of antisemitism’
The DNC resolution comes as rejecting the pro-Israel lobbying group’s support has become a defining issue in Democratic races.
By Joseph Strauss
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