Midterm elections

Musk's America PAC plans $100 million-plus effort to boost Republican turnout - report

Musk's America PAC expects to play a large role in Republican voter turnout in November's congressional elections and is set to be one of the biggest outside spending campaigns of the 2026 midterms.

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Elon Musk walks to attend the trial in his lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse, in Oakland, California, US, April 29, 2026.
Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

Israel's $50 million influence campaign reaches beyond Iran ceasefire - report

As 69% of US adults hold an unfavorable opinion of the Israeli government, Israel has spent an all-time high on hasbara at roughly $730 million, over four times the sum allowed in 2025.

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Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’ - interview

“Trump wants to distance himself from him [Netanyahu]. The relationship has become a burden, and it is already hurting him in the upcoming US midterm elections," Liberman said.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

Pressure mounts on Democratic Senate candidate Platner to quit Maine race

Platner's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Platner has denied wrongdoing but said on Monday he would take time "to reflect on the best path forward."

|ByREUTERS

Why do Israelis care less about the Iran nuclear threat?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: If the security establishment cannot agree on whether reentering the deal would be good or bad for Israel in the long term, what should the public think?

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022ByHERB KEINON
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran, on August 29. Today, Raisi said that reviving a 2015 deal with world powers is meaningless unless the UN nuclear watchdog puts an end to the probe on undeclared sites in the country.

Iran nuclear deal likely on hold until after US midterm election - source

US law requires a 30-day Congressional review period before any deal lifting sanctions on Iran can be implemented.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
A bird flies by the United States Capitol building in Washington, US, March 17, 2022.

Americans debate foreign policy decisions, Middle East listens - analysis

It is clear that the US is heading into an increasingly partisan era; after having suffered the trauma of the divisive policies of the Trump years.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US President Joe Biden, protected by bulletproof glass, delivers remarks on what he calls the "continued battle for the Soul of the Nation" in front of Independence Hall at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, US.

Democrat Nikki Fried loses bid to take on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Nikki Fried, whose campaign emphasized her Jewish upbringing and her involvement in the Jewish community, lost to former Florida governor Charlie Crist.

AUGUST 25, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Nikki Fried, Florida's agriculture commissioner, is running as a Democrat in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial race.

Comparing COVID policies, Holocaust is justified - Minn. GOP gov. nominee

Although former state Sen. Scott Jensen is not the first GOP politician to compare mask mandates to Nazi rule, he seems to be more persistent in the belief.

AUGUST 25, 2022ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Former Minnesota State Sen. Scott Jensen

Rep. Jerry Nadler defeats longtime ally Carolyn Maloney in NY Dem. primary

Jewish Congressional stalwart Nadler is all but certain to win the November general election and remain in Congress after he won the hostile incumbent vs. incumbent battle for NY-12.

AUGUST 24, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
House impeachment manager and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) sits in his seat reading a pocket copy of the US Constitution as he waits for the start of US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of the US Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capito

Voices from the Arab press: Is the Biden admin. regaining popularity?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

AUGUST 19, 2022ByTHE MEDIA LINE
INFLATION: SHOPPING for groceries in Brooklyn, New York.

Republican Jews, including Trump’s Israel ambassador, back Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania

Oz squeaked out a win in the primary, assisted by an endorsement from Trump.

AUGUST 19, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Pennsylvania Republican US Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at his primary election night watch party in Newtown, Pennsylvania, US, May 17, 2022.

TikTok to clamp down on paid political posts by influencers ahead of US midterms

While TikTok has banned paid political ads since 2019, campaign strategists have skirted the ban by paying influencers to promote political issues.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByREUTERS
TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

'I will lead every policy that strengthens US-Israel alliance' - Republican candidate

Republican Senate candidate Leora Levy is set to face incumbent Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the Connecticut Senate race.

AUGUST 16, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls US House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, US August 1, 2022.