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 IRAN’S AMBASSADOR Amir Saeid Iravani speaks with diplomats after a UN Security Council meeting.

Trump is taking cue from Nixon’s Madman Theory in his Iran approach

 THE WRITER and US Rep. Mike Lawler, co-sponsor of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, pose after the legislation passed in the House of Representatives.

JFNA executive's Gaza comments spark controversy amid rising tensions over US politics

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
Marc Rowan at the 2024 Jerusalem Post Conference.

Who is Marc Rowan, the Jewish investor reportedly in the running for Trump’s Treasury secretary?

By Luke Tress/JTA
US soldiers walk near a rocket launcher missile at Basmaya military base in Baghdad

Trump transition team looks to court martial US military officials

 Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey announced Friday he is running for governor in next year's election.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up the proclamation stating that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, at the White House in 2017.

Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat

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

Trump will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

By REUTERS
 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2024.

Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state

By REUTERS
 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley brief the media during the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2018 in New York City.

Trump announces Haley, Pompeo will not join second administration

 Adolf Hitler speaks in the Lustgarten in Berlin during the Reich presidential election on April 4, 1932.

Nearly a quarter of Americans believe 'Hitler was a good person' - poll

 HIAS Greece translator Jalal Barezkai, right, assists a Syrian refugee in an encampment near the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, May 9, 2018.

HIAS braces for Trump's return: Advocacy amid threats and challenges

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
 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

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump speaks at an event commemorating the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel on Monday in Doral, Florida.

A 10 point plan for Trump from someone who worked to defeat him

By STAN POLOVETS
 Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican speaks during a press conference outside of Columbia University on April 22, 2024 in New York City. )

How New York’s swing districts voted in congressional races and what that means for the Jews

By Luke Tress/JTA
 Rep. Adam Schiff talks to the media after voting at McCambridge Recreation Center in Burbank in the race for U.S. Senate that he ultimately won, Nov. 5, 2024.

Adam Schiff wins race for US Senate seat previously held by Dianne Feinstein

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
 Jewish voters pushing for votes for VP Kamala Harris

'Democracy, abortion and economy': JDCA board member canvasses for Harris

Signs from Jewish canvassers for Kamala Harris' campaign.

Jewish Democrats energized in Pennsylvania, rally for Harris victory in looming election

Will the next chip implant cause people to eat less? Elon Musk

Elon Musk's lawyer says $1 million voter giveaway winners not random

By REUTERS