Dave McCormick
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on Feb. 28, 2026 in Tehran as U.S. and Israeli forces launch a strike on Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
March 2, 2026, 10:25 am
American Jewish establishment backs Iran strikes while political divides emerge
Pennsylvania senators support US strikes on Iran; House members Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio condemn strikes
By Grace Gilson| JTA and Toby Tabachnick
Sen. Dave McCormick, official portrait in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 13, 2024. (Official U.S. Senate photo by John Shinkle)
November 3, 2025, 11:25 am
‘Clearly have antisemitism element of our party,’ Dave McCormick says at RJC
“It’s a very small minority, but we have to confront it,” the Republican senator told JNS.
By Jonathan D. Salant
Sen. John Fetterman takes a photo with a community member at the Oct. 7 commemoration event held at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill, on Oct. 12, 2025 (Photo by Joshua Franzos)
October 13, 2025, 10:32 am
Pennsylvania lawmakers react to ceasefire deal
Democrats John Fetterman, Chris Deluzio and Josh Shapiro credited President Trump for the deal. Summer Lee did not.
By Toby Tabachnick
Protestors encamped in the shadow of the Cathedral of Learning at Schenley Park to protest Israel's war with Hamas, spring 2024 (Photo by Jim Busis)
September 4, 2025, 4:07 pm
McCormick, Fetterman express concerns about antisemitism to Pennsylvania college heads
Pennsylvania senators sent letters to leaders of five universities
By Toby Tabachnick
Demonstrators gather outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City to show support for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and to demand his release from ICE detention on March 12, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
March 13, 2025, 3:05 pm
Debate over Khalil’s deportation sparks tensions as lawmakers clash on free speech
Lawyers for the government are seeking to move the case out of New York, while White House officials are arguing that the Columbia activist poses a national security threat.
By Ben Sales
David McCormick (pointing) and wife Dina Powell McCormick visit Kfar Azza, one of the sites of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, in early January 2024. (Courtesy photo via JNS)
January 22, 2025, 11:40 am
Dave McCormick tapped to chair key Middle East subcommittee
"I see this as a great opportunity to strengthen the U.S.-Israel alliance, expand the Abraham Accords, grow U.S.-India cooperation, and delve deeply into regional energy, economic, and security issues."
By Toby Tabachnick
From left: Rona Kaufman, Dave McCormick and Dan Senor at the Indigo Hotel, Pittsburgh, Oct. 28, 2024 (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
October 31, 2024, 9:14 am
The Jewish case for Dave McCormick
"McCormick is a strong supporter of Israel, a defender of American values and a patriot who understands the threat Islamism poses both here and abroad."
By Rona Kaufman
Senate candidate Dave McCormick and Laura Cherner (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
October 11, 2024, 2:11 pm
Senate candidate Dave McCormick pledges to support Israel and fight antisemitism
"We have to stand with Israel in defending its very existence."— Dave McCormick
By Toby Tabachnick
Pittsburgh's City-County building (Photo by Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
August 15, 2024, 3:06 pm
Gainey spokesperson resigns after signing anti-Israel petition
The referendum would require the City of Pittsburgh to boycott entities doing business with Israel
By Toby Tabachnick
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