Politics

Tony Blinken

Where Biden’s secretary of state choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues, from immigration to Israel

A Jewish guide to the nation’s next top diplomat, a pro-Israel centrist and interventionist who helped craft the Iran nuclear deal.

By Gabe Friedman November 23, 2020 4:44 pm

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Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen to be nominated as first female treasury secretary

The first woman chair of the Federal Reserve is set to once again make history. She would also be the third Jewish treasury secretary in a row.

November 23, 2020 4:43 pm

Alejandro Mayorkas

Biden nominates Alejandro Mayorkas, Latino Jew who has said Jews face heightened threat, as Homeland Security secretary

The Cuba native and the son of a Holocaust survivor mother once said the anti-Semitism threat keeps him up at night.

November 23, 2020 12:55 pm

Jonathan Pollard is freed of restrictions, may travel to Israel

By Ron Kampeas November 20, 2020 4:51 pm

Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen, the Jewish former Fed chief, is on Biden’s treasury secretary short list. Here’s what to know about her.

By Gabe Friedman November 20, 2020 2:46 pm

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Sarah Bloom Raskin is on Biden’s treasury secretary short list. Here’s what you need to know about her.

By Gabe Friedman November 20, 2020 2:46 pm

Little Trump fires everywhere: The president fuels potential problems for his successor

By Ron Kampeas November 19, 2020 5:18 pm

Trump administration to name political appointee with ties to Israel’s right wing to Middle East development post

By Ron Kampeas November 19, 2020 3:07 pm

In Israel, Pompeo makes historic moves, including first visit to West Bank settlement for a secretary of state

By Gabe Friedman November 19, 2020 1:12 pm

Jon Ossoff defends Raphael Warnock as a ‘beloved’ ally of Georgia’s Jewish community

By Gabe Friedman November 19, 2020 11:36 am

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