Cuellar becomes first House Dem from Texas to criticize upcoming Piker speech at UT

Local Democratic official endorses Lawler, citing record on antisemitism, Israel

Ally Chemtob, a Democratic member of the New Castle, N.Y., Town Council, on Monday endorsed Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) for reelection, citing his relationship with the Jewish community and record on antisemitism and Middle East policy. Lawler’s heavily Jewish district, one of the few represented by a House Republican that Vice President Kamala Harris won... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/lawmakers-worried-over-nsgps-concerning-new-compliance-requirements/">Read More</a>

Not Sheeran the stage no more

This Daily Kickoff explores rising regional tensions in the Middle East, political reactions to Houthi attacks, and the fallout of recent anti-Israel activism in entertainment and politics.

Senate Republicans urge Saudi response to Houthi attacks

Senators returning to Washington on Monday offered mixed responses to the recent Houthi offensive inside Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with some Republicans telling Jewish Insider that the Iran-backed terror group’s moves warranted a response, while some Democrats framed the Houthi attacks as further fallout from the U.S. war against Iran. The Iran-backed Yemeni terrorist group... <a href="">Read More</a>

Jessica Tarlov on her new book, Hasan Piker and the limits of being able to 'acknowledge without accepting'

In her new book, Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov advocates for constructive disagreement — “acknowledge without accepting,” or hearing someone out, hard as it may be, without torching the relationship or one’s own beliefs. In an interview with Jewish Insider ahead of Tuesday’s release of I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends, Tarlov pointed to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Blakeman-backed House candidate defended Ye’s antisemitic rants

Long-shot Brooklyn Republican House candidate Joel Anabilah-Azumah got a boost last week with an endorsement from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman — who hopes to unseat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul with an appeal to fellow New York Jews, particularly those discontented with Democrats’ declining support for Israel. But Jewish Insider found that Anabilah-Azumah has... <a href="">Read More</a>