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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
Sen. Lindsey Graham (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu (R) in Jerusalem on April 17, 2023. (GPO/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
July 13, 2026, 2:49 pm
Lindsey Graham, stalwart Senate backer of Israel, dies suddenly at 71
Graham’s last visit to Israel was in February, just before the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
By Ron Kampeas
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Maxim Kapytka/Pexels)
April 20, 2026, 1:12 pm
Senators push for $750 million in nonprofit security grants
"At a time of rising antisemitism and an escalating security crisis, demand continues to far outpace available funding." — Eric Fingerhut, JFNA president and CEO
By JNS
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s 2024 Leadership Summit, May 20, 2024. (Credit: Jewish Democratic Council of America)
April 16, 2026, 10:19 am
In major shift, all but 7 Senate Democrats vote to block weapons sales to Israel
Several Jewish moderates and likely 2028 presidential contenders newly voted for the resolutions.
By Philissa Cramer
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Art Bromage/Pixabay)
March 5, 2026, 10:10 am
Senate votes down Iran war powers resolution 53-47
Sen. John Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote against the measure
By JNS
A memorial for the two Israeli embassy staffers, Sarah Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 30, who were shot and killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2025. (Photo credit: Ted Eytan via Wikimedia Commons)
January 9, 2026, 10:00 am
Senate passes resolution decrying attacks on Jews in Boulder, Harrisburg, DC
“Protecting my friends and neighbors, and all Jewish people across the country, must be a national priority,” stated Sen. Dave McCormick.
By JNS
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Pixabay)
October 22, 2025, 2:54 pm
Don’t let Israel annex land, all Senate Dems but Fetterman tell Trump
Senators said “any steps by Israel to annex territory or expand settlements that prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state” would undermine peace process.
By JNS
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Pixabay)
March 6, 2025, 1:27 pm
Senate panel hearing addresses line between Jew-hatred, free speech
“Antisemitism thrives in loopholes. Congress has the power and the obligation to close them,” Adela Cojab, of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, told the committee.
By Mike Wagenheim
Mark Isakowitz has been named as Senator-elect David McCormick’s new chief of staff. (Photo provided by Mark Isakowitz)
December 16, 2024, 10:25 am
Implementing vision
Dave McCormick’s new chief of staff is ready to help the senator elect hit the ground running
By David Rullo
U.S. politician Bernie Sanders at the launch of his book "It's Okay to Be Angry at Capitalism" at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jens Kalaene/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images)
November 21, 2024, 10:02 am
19 Senate Democrats back unsuccessful attempt to block weapons shipments to Israel
The resolutions were opposed by all Republicans as well as most Democrats in the Senate, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
By Luke Tress
Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, Oct. 1, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 20, 2024, 10:32 am
Progressive Jewish groups back Senate resolutions against arms sales to Israel
In a shift, J Street is supporting the “resolutions of disapproval” proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
By Luke Tress
Senate hopeful David McCormick met with the Pittsburgh Jewish community at Bunny Bakes in Squirrel Hill. (Photo by David Rullo)
September 20, 2024, 12:50 pm
Senate candidate David McCormick meets with Jewish community in Squirrel Hill
David McCormick said he would be a strong voice of support for the Jewish community.
By David Rullo
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol, July 11, 2024. (Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)
September 18, 2024, 12:23 pm
In contentious Senate hearing, divisions over fighting antisemitism come to the fore
The emotional hearing was briefly brought to a stop by someone shouting antisemitic invective.
By Ron Kampeas
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