The Menin standing in Mamdani’s way

Treasury guidance offers boost to Jewish groups preparing for new education tax credit

Jewish advocacy groups are celebrating a new set of wonky tax guidelines released last week by the Treasury Department that offer clarity into a new federal education tax credit that they hope will help more Jewish families access day school education.&nbsp; Education-focused nonprofits have been awaiting guidance from the federal government about the program, which... <a href="">Read More</a>

Iran's World Cup appearance puts security officials on alert

Iran is poised this week to become the first World Cup team to compete in a host nation with which it is effectively at war. For U.S. security officials — and for American Jewish communities already operating under elevated threat conditions — the tournament presents challenges beyond soccer. The first security and political consideration concerns... <a href="">Read More</a>

A Lebanese Zionist's longshot bid to reshape the Middle East

Hagar Hajjar Chemali is an American by accident — quite literally — of birth.&nbsp; Her parents left their native Lebanon in 1981 as a civil war raged in the country. Chemali’s father, Hadi, had been kidnapped by a political group, and the young couple quickly left the country once he was released, with plans to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Rep. Mike Collins favored in Georgia runoff against Kemp-backed Derek Dooley

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who has repeatedly faced controversy during his time in the House, appears favored to win the Republican Senate primary runoff in Georgia against Derek Dooley, a former college football coach backed by popular moderate GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. Collins led Dooley 41-30 in the May 19 Republican primary, with Rep. Buddy... <a href="">Read More</a>

Graham demands administration present the Iran deal to Congress

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Sunday he is “somewhat concerned” that Iran’s account of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal diverges sharply from what the U.S. negotiators are claiming, and demanded Vice President JD Vance personally present the deal to Congress. Iranian state media has claimed that the memorandum of understanding with the United States requires... <a href="">Read More</a>