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U.S. Rep. Summer Lee's campaign has received more itemized contributions from donors in California than those in Pennsylvania during this election cycle, according to the most recent federal records data. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)
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California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions
By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab
Republicans Kelly and Reschenthaler also receive large shares of out-of-state donations, federal records show
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the J Street National Conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
US/Israel relationsJewish establishment heavy hitters are joining J Street in a sign of the changing times
By Ron Kampeas
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at California's State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
PoliticsJewish groups hail California law making it the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity
By Sharon Udasin
People vote in New York's primary elections at an armory and YMCA in Brooklyn on June 23, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
PoliticsDemocratic socialists scored big primary wins. But that’s not the whole story.
By Sharon Udasin
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee's campaign has received more itemized contributions from donors in California than those in Pennsylvania during this election cycle, according to the most recent federal records data. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)
October 5, 2026, 10:31 am
California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions
Republicans Kelly and Reschenthaler also receive large shares of out-of-state donations, federal records show
By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab
People vote in New York's primary elections at an armory and YMCA in Brooklyn on June 23, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
October 5, 2026, 8:04 am
Democratic socialists scored big primary wins. But that’s not the whole story.
DSA-backed candidates, sharp critics of Israel, made historic gains. But a closer look makes clear they’re not taking over the Democratic Party – so far.
By Sharon Udasin
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at California's State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
October 2, 2026, 11:09 am
Jewish groups hail California law making it the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom supported the legislation but voiced reservations about its implementation.
By Sharon Udasin
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the J Street National Conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
September 28, 2026, 7:39 am
Jewish establishment heavy hitters are joining J Street in a sign of the changing times
For 18 years, J Street sought a seat at the table with mainstream pro-Israel organizations. Now it’s building its own table.
By Ron Kampeas
Elif Eralp (C), lead candidate of the leftist Die Linke, and supporters of the leftist Die Linke react to preliminary election results following the closure of polling stations in Berlin state elections on September 20, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Nadja Wohlleben/Getty Images)
September 24, 2026, 8:22 am
Merz warns that Jews are not safe in Germany, as voters choose parties linked to antisemitism
Far-left Die Linke party wins Berlin municipal elections, far-right AfD support grows.
By Toby Axelrod
Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 BBYO International Convention in Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy of BBYO)
September 23, 2026, 2:34 pm
Could going to synagogue help or hurt a Jewish candidate? This poll offers a clue
New poll shows how practicing Judaism could factor into electability
By Jacob Kornbluh
Zohran Mamdani's meeting with president Donald Trump at the White House, Nov. 21, 2025 (White House photo, public domain, via Wikimedia)
September 22, 2026, 10:49 am
After cordial meeting with Trump, Mamdani decries ‘architect of genocide’ Netanyahu
NYC mayor says ICC arrest warrant against Israeli PM should be honored, though he’s acknowledged he has no power in matter
By ToI Staff and Agencies
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2026 in Washington. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
September 17, 2026, 7:36 am
Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel
Top Foreign Affairs Democrat Gregory Meeks has “questions” about how these munitions could be used in densely populated areas of Gaza and Lebanon.
By Sharon Udasin
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaking at the J Street National Conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
September 14, 2026, 3:49 pm
J Street goes on the offensive against AIPAC-backed candidates
“It’s a new era for us,” says J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami.
By Joseph Strauss
Voting stickers at a polling station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 2, 2024. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
September 10, 2026, 12:41 pm
Poll shows two-thirds of U.S. Jewish voters will favor Democrats in November
Despite tensions over Israel and rising antisemitism, respondents ranked affordability and the future of democracy as their top issues in the midterms.
By Ron Kampeas
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at California's State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
September 2, 2026, 9:51 am
California lawmakers pass bills to address antisemitism, deem ‘Jewish’ an ethnicity and protect religious observance
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has until Sept. 30 to sign bills into laws or veto them.
By Sharon Udasin
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)
September 1, 2026, 12:16 pm
Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but leaves Tucker Carlson ties unanswered
One RJC leader called it a “progress day for JD Vance and the Jewish community.”
By Joseph Strauss
(L-r) Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, joins Maryland U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and Michigan U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell for a town hall in Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 26, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 30, 2026, 8:09 pm
Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin sidestep Hasan Piker, and Israel, in Michigan campaign stops
The Senate candidate and a prominent Jewish House Democrat seek to move beyond the streamer’s latest remarks about American Jews.
By Andrew Lapin
Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addresses the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus during the party's nominating convention in Lansing, Mich., Aug. 29, 2026. During the meeting, El-Sayed apologized for earlier comments he had made about an attack on a synagogue in the state, in which he had said, "Hurt people hurt people." (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 30, 2026, 7:33 pm
Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for his past Temple Israel comments in meeting with state’s Jewish Dem caucus
“I made a mistake,” the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee said about his earlier remarks on the synagogue attack.
By Andrew Lapin
Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced plans to seek reelection . (Photo by David Rullo)
August 26, 2026, 11:16 am
66% of likely in-state voters think Shapiro doing well or should do more on Israel
Just 14% thought that the Jewish Democratic governor is too supportive of the Jewish state, according to a new survey.
By Jonathan D. Salant
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