Democrats sweep control of House, Senate in historic landslide

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in religious preschool case

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a church-state case testing religious groups’ ability to participate in Colorado’s state-funded universal preschool program. Two Catholic parishes and two Catholic families are suing the state over whether religious preschools should be exempt from nondiscrimination rules banning them from bias... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump says Iran war ‘was a piece of’ Republican midterm losses 

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the war with Iran played a role in the Democratic sweep in the midterm elections. “Iran was a piece of it,” Trump said in a telephone interview with The Wall Street Journal, pointing to the rise in oil prices as a key issue. Trump added, “I did the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat

Abdul El-Sayed will become the next senator from Michigan, winning in spite of a campaign that divided the Democratic Party and leaned heavily into left-wing positions. El-Sayed will become one of the most outspokenly anti-Israel members of the Senate in recent memory, bringing to Washington rhetoric and affiliations that have deeply alarmed members of the... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/profiles/eve-rosenbaum/">Read More</a>

ADL chapters go on the offensive against slate of new far-left Dem House members

Anti-Defamation League chapters across the country states issued rare statements condemning newly elected Democratic House members, raising concerns about their approaches to antisemitism. The representatives-elect condemned by local ADL branches include New York’s Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier; New Jersey’s Adam Hamawy; Illinois’ Daniel Biss; Pennsylvania’s Chris Rabb; and Colorado’s Melat Kiros.... <a href="">Read More</a>

Suburban NY districts vote in moderate Dems, oust moderate Republican amid blue wave

Two centrist, pro-Israel Democrats representing swing House seats on Long Island rode to easy victories on Tuesday, as a suburban Republican in upstate New York with close ties to the Jewish community lost his seat. Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Laura Gillen (D-NY) coasted to victory in suburban Nassau County, where a fifth of households... <a href="">Read More</a>