Vance, El-Sayed dig in on controversial pals

New JFNA study: American Jewish community spends over $1 billion on security each year

The American Jewish community spent over $1 billion on security in 2025, according to a new Jewish Federations of North America study — a record high and a 33% increase over 2024.&nbsp; The results, published today, showed that on average, Jewish communal organizations, including Jewish community centers, synagogues, schools, summer camps and nonprofits, spend roughly... <a href="">Read More</a>

‘Jews for Abdul’ co-founder acknowledges El-Sayed’s weaknesses with Jewish voters

A co-founder of “Jews for Abdul,” a loose coalition of Jewish activists backing Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, voiced reservations over the nominee’s approach to Israel in a recent organizing call, arguing he could “do a better job” toning down harsh rhetoric that has alienated many Jewish voters in the key battleground state.... <a href="">Read More</a>

Vance defends friendship with Tucker Carlson despite ‘political disagreements’

Vice President JD Vance defended his friendship with antisemitic podcaster Tucker Carlson at a White House press briefing on Thursday, saying that he would not “play the game where I throw friends under the bus because I have political disagreements with them.” Vance made the comments after being asked to respond to the concerns raised... <a href="">Read More</a>

Liberal leaders who protested Mahdawi’s deportation silent about his antisemitic, pro-terror posts

Many of the liberal Jewish and civil rights organizations and lawmakers who protested federal efforts to deport Columbia University anti-Israel protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi are so far silent on new revelations about Mahdawi’s lengthy history of antisemitic and pro-terrorist social media posts.&nbsp; Mahdawi, a graduate student at Columbia facing deportation for his role in campus... <a href="">Read More</a>

House passes anti-BDS measure, even as most Democrats voted against it

House Democrats overwhelmingly voted against a bill that would strip federal funding from colleges and universities engaged in boycotts of Israel, with just 33 Democrats supporting the measure. The bill ultimately passed 237-169, with two Republicans voting against the measure along with the majority of House Democrats. The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, led by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), would make colleges that participate in a “nonexpressive commercial boycott” of Israel ineligible to receive federal student aid funding, requiring them to certify annually that they are not engaged in such boycotts and instructing the Department of... <a href="">Read More</a>