Hochul will opt New York into education tax credit that will help fund Jewish education

AIPAC’s super PAC wades into Michigan Senate race

AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, entered the Michigan Senate general election on Friday to oppose Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, after reported tensions with the GOP nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) over its role in the race. Individuals affiliated with Rogers’ campaign had reportedly told AIPAC that it did not want the group to... <a href="">Read More</a>

AOC launches campaign blitz for El-Sayed across Michigan

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will campaign alongside Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed next week, joining him for a bus tour across the state’s Upper Peninsula before holding several rallies in the Detroit area on Friday. Ocasio-Cortez and El-Sayed are scheduled to make stops on Thursday in Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Marquette as part of... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/01/qatar-cornell-university-foreign-funding/">Read More</a>

Ossoff defers to ICC on Israel genocide accusations, but says IDF violated int'l law

In Georgia’s first Senate debate on Thursday, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said he would defer to the International Criminal Court on whether Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, but said that he believes Israel has violated international law. Ossoff also repeatedly hammered his opponent, Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), as a bigot who had hired, amplified... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/bennet-hickenlooper-bill-expand-nsgp-security/">Read More</a>

Rep. Lawler urges Treasury to reopen investigation into Swiss bank’s Nazi ties

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week urging him to reopen an investigation into the Swiss bank Credit Suisse over its ties to the Nazi regime. Credit Suisse, now a subsidiary of UBS, was part of a $1.25 billion restitution settlement between several Swiss Banks and Holocaust survivors and victims’... <a href="">Read More</a>

Fight night in Michigan

This Daily Kickoff covers a contentious Michigan Senate debate, the cancellation of a Jewish educators' trip in Italy, and reactions to anti-Israel rhetoric at a Jerusalem conference.