U.S.-Iran deal largely met with skepticism by Jewish groups

Mike Rogers begins outreach to Michigan Democrats after El-Sayed’s Senate nomination

In a video message directed at disaffected moderates, Rogers said ‘the fight is far greater than just left versus right. The fight is for the very soul of our nation’

Trump's not-so-straight strait talk

This Daily Kickoff explores concerns over Iran deal negotiations, the emergence of new Jewish-focused literary publishers, ongoing Middle East diplomacy, and upcoming special election races.

The art of the almost deal

A meme circulated on social media earlier this week depicting a cartoon version of President Donald Trump addressing different stages of negotiations with Iran. In it, the president cycles between “We’re going to bomb their power plants,” “They called us begging for a deal,” “They’re giving us everything we want” and “They’re scum, you can’t... <a href="">Read More</a>

After two decades in diplomacy, Ludo Hood weighs in on antisemitism, Ukraine and Washington's foreign policy battles

After a career in the foreign service, where officers are obliged to keep their political views to themselves and promote the positions of the current U.S. administration, some retiring diplomats have a hard time getting used to speaking their minds, particularly when the press is involved. Ludo Hood is not one of those people. The... <a href="">Read More</a>

New Jewish ventures aim to publish what mainstream houses won't — Israeli stories, Jewish names and all

Meg Keene, an established nonfiction author who has sold more than 150,000 copies of her two books offering tips for wedding planning, couldn’t find a publisher for her first novel — not because of the writing, she said, but because it was “too Jewish.”&nbsp; Keene said she was advised by one agent to cut anything... <a href="">Read More</a>