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CURRENT US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is among the top Democrats who opposed the 2015 JCPOA.

US Senate to take up Israel, Ukraine aid as soon as next week - Schumer

A convoy of Israeli tanks at sunset near the southern Israeli border with Gaza, October 12, 2023.

Israel already needs a plan for the day after it topples Hamas - analysis

US HOUSE SPEAKER Kevin McCarthy walks through Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building in Washington.

US House without a leader after ousting Kevin McCarthy in historic vote

PRIME MINISTER Netanyahu saw US President Joe Biden for an hour in a New York City hotel room, sandwiched between presidential meetings with other foreign leaders in town for the UN General Assembly, the writer notes.

Netanyahu's legacy will be permanently darkened by corruption - opinion

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley tours Thrillville at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on August 12.

Nikki Haley: 'We have a country to save, and I’m determined to do it'

By JOSEPH SCUTTS

US HOUSE SPEAKER Kevin McCarthy walks through Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building in Washington.

Republicans are holding the US gov't hostage - opinion

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018.

Putin: Donald Trump's prosecution exposes 'rotten' US politics

By REUTERS

Former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley debate each other at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 US presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US August 23, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy defends call to cut Israel aid at first Republican debate

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seen visiting the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, on August 22, 2023.

NYC vs. Israeli drones: Mayor Eric Adams says Israeli's are 'more advanced'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds.

Utah man killed in FBI raid linked to alleged threats against Biden, VP Harris

By REUTERS

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, US, August 8, 2023.

US judge sets hearing in Trump election case for Friday

By REUTERS

View of the Jewish settlement of Tekoa in Gush Etzion, West Bank, on November 15, 2020.

Delegation of US House Democrats to visit Israel, West Bank this week

By REUTERS

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, US, July 29, 2023.

Trump targets DC judge in 2020 election case

By REUTERS

DEBORAH LIPSTADT, Biden’s envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said that this is a ‘historic moment in the modern fight against what’s known as the fight against the world’s oldest hatred.’

Key congressional committee OKs a hike in funding for the antisemitism monitor

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

US White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, who accompanied an Israeli delegation, speaks during a visit to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020.

Jared Kushner testified before grand jury probing ex-president Trump

By REUTERS

A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls US House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, US August 1, 2022.

US Democrats aim to pressure Republicans with abortion, gun bills ahead of 2024

By REUTERS

Donald Trump departs Trump Tower two days after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, New York, US, August 10, 2022.

New York court narrows Donald Trump fraud case, dismisses Ivanka Trump as defendant

By REUTERS

AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.

Israel is the second-most pro-America country in the world, poll finds

By LAHAV HARKOV