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Where the center is holding — and where it’s collapsing

Overview of upcoming U.S. races testing mainstream vs. anti-Israel, socialist and antisemitic forces, with key contests in New York, Maine, Virginia, Michigan, Minneapolis and Seattle.

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Michigan Dem who praised grandfather’s Nazi military service hosting fundraiser for Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is slated to appear at a campaign fundraiser this weekend that is co-hosted by Kelly Neumann, a controversial Democratic fundraiser in Michigan who faced scrutiny earlier this year for a 2024 Facebook post on Veterans Day that praised her grandfather, who fought for the Nazis in World War II.  Sen.... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Darline Graham to run for full Senate term at Trump’s urging

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) said that she will run in next month’s special election to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), on the ballot as the GOP nominee for Senate in November.  Graham, who was appointed last week to serve out the remainder of her brother’s term in the Senate, announced her... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Iran 'will pay' for U.S. casualties, Trump says

Tensions escalate as Trump and Pezeshkian exchange threats of war. Meanwhile, South Carolina's Senate race heats up, and new UK foreign policy shifts under the Burnham administration.

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Mamdani hedges on campaign pledge to arrest Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani seemed to shy away on Monday from a campaign vow — referenced in an interview over the weekend — to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as he continued to lob rhetorical fusillades at the leader of the Jewish state. The now-mayor promised to arrest Netanyahu in the... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2021/04/alvin-bragg-jerry-nadler-endorsement-manhattan-da/">Read More</a>

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White House promotes poll touting American support for Iran MOU as war continues

Amid its escalating conflict with Iran, the White House’s social media feed posted a three-week-old poll on Monday from a right-wing polling firm indicating Americans support the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding established last month. The poll was posted on both President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account and tweeted by the White House’s X account.  The... <a href="">Read More</a>

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