Both candidates in S.C. Senate runoff chase the pro-Israel vote, with very different records

Michigan GOP gubernatorial nominee John James, Steve Scalise visit site of Michigan synagogue attack

Rep. John James (R-MI), the GOP nominee for governor of Michigan, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), visited Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., the site of an attempted shooting and bombing attack earlier this year, on Thursday. “I appreciate Leader Scalise coming here to see the site of the attack first-hand, and to... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/jewish-u-s-2028-presidential-candidates-israel-antisemitism/">Read More</a>

Andy Baker, one of Vance’s closest foreign policy advisors, to depart White House

Andy Baker, a White House deputy national security advisor and one of Vice President JD Vance’s closest foreign policy aides, is leaving the Trump administration in the coming weeks. Baker, a former foreign service officer at the State Department, served as Vance’s national security advisor in the White House and in Vance’s Senate office before... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2020/09/uae-ambassador-al-otaiba-details-the-behind-the-scenes-on-the-uae-deal/">Read More</a>

Growing Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood

This edition covers Mike Rogers' Michigan Senate campaign outreach, local pressure on Nancy Pelosi regarding anti-Israel rhetoric, and various updates on antisemitism initiatives and political developments.

Ruling for Harvard clouds picture for future campus antisemitism cases

A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday, ruling that the incidents were “too isolated and episodic” to show an ongoing violation of civil rights law. Judge Richard Stearns pointed out that while the government’s amended complaint cited three March 2025 incidents, it still focused almost entirely... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/authors/josh-kraushaar/">Read More</a>

J Street launches six-figure ad campaign to boost progressive in Swalwell’s former seat

J Street Action Fund, the super PAC affiliated with the progressive Israel advocacy group, spent $108,000 on Thursday on digital advertisements to boost progressive California state Sen. Aisha Wahab in the special election in California’s 14th Congressional District. The AIPAC-affiliated super PAC United Democracy Project has spent nearly $2.5 million — along with significant independent... <a href="">Read More</a>