ADL: Minneapolis school shooter’s gun featured antisemitic, anti-Israel writings

El-Sayed dodges Rogers’ attacks on terrorism ties during heated Senate debate

In the first debate of the general election for Senate in Michigan, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) repeatedly hit Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed over his supporters’ ties to and support for terrorist groups and El-Sayed’s comments on the Temple Israel terrorist attack — accusations that El-Sayed largely did not respond to during the deeply acrimonious... <a href="">Read More</a>

JCPA urges candidates in both parties to reject antisemitism ahead of midterms

The Jewish Council for Public Affairs called on Democratic and Republican candidates on Thursday to reject antisemitism and political violence, including within their own political coalitions, ahead of November’s midterm elections, warning that conspiracy theories about Jewish influence and efforts to exclude Jews from public life have become increasingly normalized. In an open letter, the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Colorado senators introduce bill to expand federal security grant program

Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) are set to introduce the Safer Spaces for All Act, which would modify and expand the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program to allow institutions to use grant funding for additional purposes. The legislation is a companion to a bill in the House by Reps. Joe Neguse (D-CO)... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump rules out pre-midterm Iran strikes

This briefing covers diverse developments including Iran-U.S. tensions, political controversies in New York and Michigan, defense manufacturing milestones, and international airshow diplomacy involving Israel and Morocco.

Mamdani brushes off pro-Hamas heckling at Oct. 7 vigil

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday shrugged off the protest — which featured jeers of “traitor” at the democratic socialist leader, and chants of “long live Hamas” — that sought to drown out an event he attended the night prior memorializing the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. The mayor, who... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/pro-israel-democrats-blast-mamdani-oct-7-statement/">Read More</a>