Midterm elections

Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt head to November run-off in Los Angeles mayoral race

Karen Bass leads 37% in the LA mayoral race, facing Republican Spencer Pratt in the November run-off after a crowded first round marked by wildfires, homelessness, and political clashes.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dances near supporters while attending her election night watch party as she runs for reelection in the Los Angeles mayoral race during the California primary election in Los Angeles, June 2, 2026.
Former US vice president Kamala Harris during a book tour, pictured in South Carolina, April 16, 2026.

Kamala Harris accuses Netanyahu of pulling Trump into Iran war

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers


DeSantis wins re-election in Florida governor's race

DeSantis, who won office by less than half a percentage point four years ago, easily defeated Democratic challenger Charlie Crist.

 FLORIDA GOVERNOR Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, in February.

US Midterm elections: Will there be an increased focus on Israel? - editorial

Support for Israel should not be seen as controversial. That is what is important.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

Critical Race Theory: What is it and is it impacting the midterms? - explainer

What exactly is critical race theory? What are its principles? Where is it taught? What are the arguments for and against it? How is it playing a role in the US midterm elections?

Education

US midterm elections: Americans to decide fate of Senate, Congress

35 Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot, with Republicans favored to pick up the five seats needed to control the House.

 Voting and campaign signs are displayed during the 2022 US midterm elections, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, November 8, 2022

US midterm elections: 'No specific or credible threat' to voting infrastructure

Threats, offensive language and false rumors of election fraud have been circulating widely ahead of the US midterm elections.

 Michigan voters cast their ballots at Louis Pasteur Elementary School on midterm election day in Detroit, Michigan, November 8, 2022

These Jewish candidates say experience as immigrants made them join GOP

Some candidates' experiences as Jewish youngsters in the Soviet Union have led them to believe that Republican policies are the best way to beat back what they say is a threat of socialism here.

Yura Dashevsky

Campaigning in Iowa, Doug Emhoff stops by kosher deli as statement against antisemitism

The deli visit came amid broad attention to Jews and the hatred they face.

 Grassroots Fundraiser with Vice President Biden, Dr. Biden, Senator Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff - Wilmington, DE - August 21, 2020.

Republicans need to stop the assault on Social Security - opinion

1 in 4 Americans – retirees, disabled, survivors – receive some form of Social Security. This is an insurance program people have paid into all their working years, not some government handout.

 SOCIAL SECURITY card designs over the past several decades are shown in this photo illustration.

New York midterm elections: Ultra-Orthodox Jews get out vote for Zeldin

Appealing to the ultra-Orthodox electorate has boiled down to two fundamental issues: frustration with New York City’s increased crimes and ongoing state attempts to regulate yeshiva schools. 

 NEW YORK Congressman and Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin shakes hands with people during the annual Columbus Day parade in New York City, earlier this month

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s daughter is suing Mehmet Oz for stiffing her over Jewish donors list

Glick’s lawsuit alleges that Oz’s campaign used a pro-Israel political donor mailing list without paying a promised 5% commission, according to the report.

 Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, and Dr. Mehmet Oz speak at The 2022 Champions Of Jewish Values Gala at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Jan. 20, 2022.