US politics

Antifa chapter seeks to use Israel to divide Right as Trump cracks down

This came following President Trump's decision to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization.

A member of the far-right group Proud Boys wears an anti-Antifa patch during a rally to protest the results of the election, in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020.
 US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al

Bernie Sanders claims Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the media during a campaign stop with striking members of Teamsters Local 210 in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., September 15, 2025.

As NYC's heated electoral race continues, NYC rabbis weigh endorsements

Journalist Élisa Serret.

'Jews control US politics, Hollywood, big cities,' Canadian reporter says on live broadcast


In Israel, public tributes to Charlie Kirk include a street naming, a mural and a missile in Gaza

After the American conservative activist was assassinated on Wednesday, many Israelis are honoring his legacy in unique and meaningful ways.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

GOP Nancy Mace to Jewish progressive: ‘I have a good surgeon if you need to get your nose done'

The self-proclaimed "Trump in high heels" targeted a Jewish progressive with antisemitics insult during an online quarrel.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement meets in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC

Nation on edge: Experts warn of 'vicious spiral' in political violence after Kirk killing

The assassination of Charlie Kirk could fuel a dangerous wave of political violence, experts warn, as US unrest nears historic levels.

Candles are placed next to a picture of Charlie Kirk during a vigil under the line "In Memory of Charlie Kirk, for freedom, patriotism and justice" in front of the Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Germany September 11, 2025.

Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions - analysis

After Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University, United States politicians had mixed opinions on how to honor the conservative activist.

A memorial is held for Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in Utah, at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. September 10, 2025.

New York Mayor Adams vows to stay in race and seek re-election

Adams said press reports of him being in Washington for meetings about his future were wrong, but he did not directly address whether he had been in talks with Trump's team.

 New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses reporters at a Feb. 2025 press conference.

Trump signs order to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War'

The order would authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and subordinate officials to use secondary titles such as "Secretary of War" and "Deputy Secretary of War."

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War", accompanied by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.

Steve Bannon: Netanyahu uses Oct. 7 footage to distract from intel. failings

The far-right political figure criticized the Israeli government, accusing Netanyahu of attempting to distract from possible intelligence failings.

Steve Bannon, former advisor to former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump, speaks with the media outside New York Criminal Court, on the day of a pre-trial conference hearing in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, in New York City

Trump takes tariffs fight to US Supreme Court

The legality of Donald Trump's unprecedented invocation of a 1977 emergency tariff law will be argued in the Supreme Court.

US President Donald Trump, next to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2025

Jerry Nadler, Congress’ most senior Jewish member, says he will not seek reelection

“I don’t know what to say at this point,” Nadler, a longtime pro-Israel stalwart, told the New York Times. “I can’t defend what Israel is doing.”

 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., votes yes on the second article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building.

Trump said Rudy Giuliani will receive top US civilian honor

Following a car crash in New Hampshire, President Trump will award the former New York mayor a prestigious civilian medal.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani greets Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Trask Coliseum at University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., August 9, 2016

Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote

"Voter ID Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Trump said on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2025