Dems facing tension between their principles and primary politics

Trump's eleventh-hour Saudi switch-up

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Auchincloss: Voting against aid to Israel was a vote against the Iran war

Of the 103 House Democrats who voted to cut off the $3.3 billion in U.S. aid to Israel last week, few came as more of a surprise than Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), a Jewish Democrat who has generally been a reliable pro-Israel vote in the House. Auchincloss, in an interview with Jewish Insider this week,... <a href="">Read More</a>

Boebert claims Hegseth, White House want U.S.-Israel cooperation provision stripped from NDAA

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) claimed this week that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the White House want to see a provision on U.S.-Israel defense technology cooperation stripped out of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. Neither the Pentagon nor the White House responded to requests for comment from Jewish Insider on whether such claims... <a href="">Read More</a>

Jewish man stabbed in Manhattan by assailant allegedly yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’

A Jewish man was stabbed on Thursday afternoon on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, along with one other victim, in what was potentially a hate crime, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.&nbsp; “Detectives are continuing to work the case and determine motive, but according to victim and witness statements, [the suspect] yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ during both attacks,”... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump adds new Abraham Accords provision to Saudi nuclear deal

The new civilian nuclear cooperation agreement already signed between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is now contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday morning. The president’s Truth Social post — in which he said the deal is “totally subject” to Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel, a provision not... <a href="">Read More</a>