Moderate N.Y. Democrat Rory Lancman hoping to reinvigorate party’s centrist wing in the suburbs

Rep. Steve Cohen says he left progressive caucus over ‘socialist’ shift

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) told CNN he left the Congressional Progressive Caucus last year —&nbsp;and decided not to run for reelection this year — in part because of the rise in socialist leadership in the caucus. “I just found it to be not the same caucus I joined in 2007. It had become more the... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/vance-alleges-israeli-influence-campaigns-manipulating-american-public-opinion/">Read More</a>

College Democrats’ conference, co-sponsored by J Street U, features Hasan Piker

J Street’s college group is co-sponsoring this weekend’s College Democrats of America convention that will feature far-left, antisemitic influencer Hasan Piker. J Street U, the student organizing arm of J Street, “is proud to sponsor and participate in the College Democrats Convention,” Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, told Jewish Insider on Friday, hours after... <a href="">Read More</a>

Tom Barrack promotes Middle East trade alignment cutting out Israel

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack on Friday promoted a new regional trade and security alignment in the Middle East centered around Iraq, Turkey and neighboring Arab states, appearing to sideline a similar regional project including Israel. Speaking at the U.S.-Iraq Business Summit, Barrack told attendees that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who visited with... <a href="">Read More</a>

AIPAC ends fundraising for endorsees who voted to cut off Israel aid

Days after 104 members of Congress voted in favor of a measure that sought to end U.S. aid to Israel, AIPAC will no longer allow donations through its political action committee to 18 lawmakers it endorsed who voted in favor of the legislation.&nbsp; The group did not announce the change. But the endorsement page on... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/aipac-ends-fundraising-for-endorsees-who-voted-to-end-israel-aid/">Read More</a>

Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has asked newly-appointed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) to consider running in next month’s special Senate election for the full term of her late brother’s seat.&nbsp; Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had encouraged Darline Graham, who was appointed to serve out the remainder of her brother’s... <a href="">Read More</a>