Election 2020

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Jefrey Pollock discusses theories that try to explain why the polls were off so badly in 2020.
(Screenshot by Jesse Bernstein)

February 3, 2021, 10:34 am

2020 polling errors, dissected

Experts weigh in on what the finer points of voting and polling patterns mean for Jews

By Jesse Bernstein

Two scenes from the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting: A noose hung by pro-Trump insurgents and a man wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" jacket seen on Reddit. (Noose photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/JTA)

January 8, 2021, 10:34 am

Neo-Nazis, QAnon and Camp Auschwitz symbols on display at Capitol riots

Here’s what you need to know about them and the movements they represent.

By Laura E. Adkins and Emily Burack

A view of the crowds outside the U.S. Capitol for the "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan. 6, 2021 that led to violence. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images via JTA)

January 7, 2021, 2:28 pm

DC rabbis seek to calm congregants on edge after mob chaos at the Capitol

Rabbis and other Jewish spiritual leaders in Washington and beyond took a range of approaches on Wednesday to help their communities come to terms with the riots and violence.

By Gabe Friedman and Shira Feder

Riot police push back a crowd of supporters of US President Donald Trump after they stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021. (Roberto Schmidt AFP via Getty Images via JTA)

January 7, 2021, 8:11 am

Jewish groups react to riots in DC with ‘outrage,’ ‘disgust,’ criticism of Trump

Trump invited protesters to Washington, D.C., and urged them to march on the Capitol. As the situation grew tense, he urged his supporters to disband and said he loved them.

By Ron Kampeas

Protesters gather on the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital during a joint session Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images via JTA)

January 6, 2021, 4:17 pm

‘I don’t recognize our country today’: Members under siege in Congress

President Donald Trump, still refusing to accept his loss, urged protesters to march to the Capitol.

By Ron Kampeas

Jon Ossoff speaks onstage during the "Vote GA Blue" concert for Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on Dec. 28, 2020 in Stonecrest, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images via JTA)

January 6, 2021, 2:24 pm

Jon Ossoff: What you need to know about the (likely-to-be) newest Jewish senator

Along with his fellow Democratic Senate winner, Rev. Raphael Warnock, Ossoff, 33, has likely flipped control of the U.S. Senate.

By Philissa Cramer

Alejandro Mayorkas, then deputy secretary of Homeland Security, addresses the Orthodox Union at a conference in Washington, Sept. 21, 2016. (Orthodox Union via JTA)

November 23, 2020, 4:27 pm

Biden nominates Alejandro Mayorkas, a Latino Jew, as Homeland Security secretary

Mayorkas, 60, the deputy secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama, was born in Cuba to a Cuban Jewish father and Romanian Jewish mother.

By Ron Kampeas

Rev. Raphael Warnock seen after a campaign rally in LaGrange, Ga., Oct. 29, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images via JTA)

November 15, 2020, 2:07 pm

Atlanta’s Jewish Democrats call Senate candidate Raphael Warnock a friend

“Raphael Warnock signed letter likening West Bank to apartheid South Africa,” Jewish Insider reported Thursday. Warnock, however, says he is a supporter of Israel.

By Gabe Friedman and Ron Kampeas

Cliff Levine (Photo courtesy of Cliff Levine)

November 13, 2020, 12:16 pm

Local attorney for Democratic Party talks election litigation

Cliff Levine's biggest legal battle right now pertains to the state supreme court's decision to extend Pennsylvania's vote-by-mail deadline.

By Kayla Steinberg

Ron Klain, then President Obama's "ebola czar," in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2015. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post/Getty Images via JTA)

November 12, 2020, 2:04 pm

Ron Klain, a Jewish DC veteran, appointed Biden’s chief of staff

Klain is President-elect Joe Biden's first key appointment. He served as chief of staff for Biden and Gore when they were vice presidents.

By Gabe Friedman

Brian Maiorana was arrested for threatening to kill Democrats and others, based on President Trump's false claims that the election was stolen from him. (Screenshot via JTA)

November 11, 2020, 2:25 pm

White supremacist arrested for threatening to kill Democrats, federal officials

He reportedly made the threats while echoing President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.

By Ben Sales

Joe Biden at the 2015 URJ Biennial event in Orlando, Florida (Photo by Dale Lazar)

November 11, 2020, 10:18 am

A season of change? Only if we do our part

"We need to start listening to one another, because if you didn’t notice, the almost 50% of America that disagreed with you four years ago still does."

By Joshua Runyan

Andrew Clinton stands on the corner of Forbes and Murray avenues. Photo by Adam Reinherz

November 9, 2020, 1:10 pm

Relief, jubilation, concern: Jewish Pittsburgh reacts to election results

When streetlights turned green, vehicles noisily passed through, and when the lamps turned red, people danced in the streets.

By Adam Reinherz

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Andrew Harnik by /POOL/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)

November 9, 2020, 10:28 am

Iran, Israel, anti-Semitism and more: What to watch in Joe Biden’s presidency

A look at what might happen after Biden becomes president on Jan. 20, 2021.

By Ron Kampeas

November 8, 2020, 11:27 am

‘Radical left?’ Try again. On Israel, VP-elect Harris may be to right of Biden

Her former aide said she is “squarely aligned” with Biden on Israel.

By Jacob Magid