Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson says Congress should cut off funding for Iran war

Brett McGurk pushes back on former Biden WH colleagues who called for greater pressure on Israel

Brett McGurk, a veteran national security official who has served in Republican and Democratic administrations, pushed back on Thursday against arguments from his Biden administration colleagues that former President Joe Biden should have applied more pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of the hostages sooner.  Debate in Democratic... <a href="">Read More</a>

Obama faults Israel’s founding in Belfast

This briefing covers key political developments, including U.S. diplomatic meetings in Israel, Senate race controversies, and shifting legislative stances on international nuclear deals and regional conflicts.

Senate expected to vote on Saudi nuclear deal before end of year

Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval on Thursday that aims to block the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal, allowing the Democrats to force a vote on the deal when the chamber returns from recess. It appears unlikely at this point that the GOP-controlled Congress will vote to block the... <a href="">Read More</a>

El-Sayed dismisses half-sister’s comments about family’s Muslim Brotherhood ties as ‘hearsay’

In a combative interview with NBC News’ Tom Llamas on Wednesday, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed dismissed his half-sister’s past comments about his family’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood as “hearsay.” El-Sayed had, in a previous NBC interview, denied that his family has any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood after ignoring attacks from his... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/scott-stringer-denounces-mark-levine-israel-bonds/">Read More</a>

Obama scrutinizes Israel’s founding, says Palestinians want their ‘land back’

Former President Barack Obama criticized Israel’s security policy as having “ceded moral ground” and said that Israel’s founding had unjustly taken land from Palestinians in remarks in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this week. At the same time, the former president also emphasized that both Israelis and Palestinians have a responsibility to change their approach in order... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/scott-stringer-denounces-mark-levine-israel-bonds/">Read More</a>