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US Senator Ron Wyden is seen at a demonstration outside the US Treasury.

'It Takes Chutzpah': Jewish senator's memoir hopes to raise next generation of activists

By RALPH AMELAN

Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025.

The exploitation of academic discourse: A gateway to the spread of extremism

By SALEM ALKETBI

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.

Trump dismisses Biden's January 6 pardons as 'void' and 'vacant'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ELON MUSK, who currently oversees DOGE, applauds as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress last July.

Israel needs its own DOGE, but not like what the US has

By TOMER LOTAN

Letters

Letters to the Editor, February 19, 2025: The bottomless pit

By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The son of Jewish parents who fled the Nazis for safe harbor in the United States, Sen. Ron Wyden shares lessons from 40-plus career in politics in a new memoir.

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

A billboard of US President Donald Trump calling for the release of hostages.

What do Jerusalemites think of Trump as US president?

By Raquel Guertzenstein Frohlich

Rabbi Sam Rose criticizes US government policies during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the University of South Carolina, Jan. 27, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina. Rose's speech was later cut from the broadcast's archive.

Rabbi’s Holocaust memorial speech pulled from TV for being 'too political'

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Pete Hegseth has been tapped by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense.

'We don't want to fight wars': Pete Hegseth gets sworn in as US Defense Secretary

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump gestures during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, US January 20, 2025.

Inauguration Day: Donald Trump is officially America's 47th president

By REUTERS

US President Donald Trump's inner circle (illustration)

Who's who in Donald Trump's inner circle?

By HANNAH SARISOHN

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media, following a meeting with fellow Republicans on the day where a potential government shutdown looms during the holidays, after a spending bill backed by US President-elect Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives, on Capitol Hi

US Congress approves stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

By REUTERS

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) holds a news conference following a weekly policy lunch for Senate Republicans at the US Capitol last month.

Mitch McConnell’s moral mishap: Protecting Trump despite disdain

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on psychedelics in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023.

AOC: AIPAC pushes voters away from Democrats, overly influences Congress members

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The last voter of the polling station casts their vote, in Kalamazzoo, Michigan, U.S., November 5, 2024.

Even though we're 1,464 days away from 2028, the next campaign begins today

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall as he campaigns in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US. October 4, 2024.

Global reactions pour in as Trump wins 2024 US presidential election

By JOANIE MARGULIES , REUTERS

People gather for a rally held by American Muslims for Palestine calling for a cease fire in Gaza at the Washington Monument in Washington, US, October 21, 2023

For the first time, the Muslim vote may determine who will sit in the White House

By MOR SHAPIRA

Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the US House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2023.

Involving US troops in Israeli conflicts requires congressional approval, House lawmakers argue

By Svetlana Shkolnikova/ TNS