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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

Sen. Cory Booker wears a hostage pin during a marathon speech on the Senate floor, April 1, 2025.

19 hours into anti-Trump Senate speech, Cory Booker proclaims, ‘Hineni’ — I am here

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

A demonstrator holds a placard, ahead of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, March 12, 2025.

Stop defending Hamas supporters: Deporting Mahmoud Khalil defends nt'l security

By GREGORY LYAKHOV

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a Qatari flag.

Prime minister in turmoil? Politicians react to 'Qatargate' affair

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Massachusetts regulators probe Robinhood over March Madness basketball betting

By REUTERS

US SENATE Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses the media following the Senate Democrats’ weekly policy lunch at the Capitol in January. Schumer’s refusal to bring the Antisemitism Awareness Act to the Senate floor is proof of his cowardice, the writer posits.

How the Democratic Party became a massive disgrace

By GREGORY LYAKHOV

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island cheer as then-US president Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address last year. The Democratic Party must reject the extremist factions that have hijacked its platform, the writer maintains.

Failure to adjust will shatter the Democrats credibility for years to come

By GREGORY LYAKHOV

Then-Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, walks out of the Senate Chamber following a series of votes at the US Capitol, February 12, 2024.

Chuck Schumer: After Oct. 7, US Jews thought, ‘Maybe it could happen here’

By BEN SALES/JTA

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

Rep. Nita Lowey in the Capitol, Oct. 16, 2019.

Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA , RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Letters

Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2025: Trump’s many negatives

By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the German general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025.

Unpacking Germany’s election results and what they mean for Israel

By Sacha Stawski

SENATE MINORITY Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) attends a news conference on Capitol Hill. A recent poll revealed a dramatic shift: Sixty percent of Democrats now hold an unfavorable view of Israel, the writer notes.

Jews must abandon the Democratic party

By GREGORY LYAKHOV

Elissa Slotkin of Michigan speaks before US President Joe Biden at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 in Howell, Michigan, Oct. 5, 2021.

Elissa Slotkin, Jewish Democrat delivering the response to Trump, has a riveting immigrant story

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

Just 33% of Democrats have a favorable view of Israel, Gallup poll finds

By BEN SALES/JTA

Yair Golan, head of The Democrats party speaks at the Knesset. February 24, 2025.

Coalition denies Labor Party's bid to change name to The Democrats

By Bentzi Rubin , ELIAV BREUER

THEN-US VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris concedes defeat in the presidential election last November. The Democratic Party is undergoing a period of introspection, and even in the post-Biden era, there are figures within the party who still identify as Zionists, the writer maintains.

Israeli Right leaders should build relationships with pro-Israel Democrats

By AKIVA LAMM

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. There is a method to Trump’s seeming madness, the writer maintains.

Majority of Democrats urge Trump to retract claims to 'own' Gaza

By HANNAH SARISOHN