Politics

Bernie Sanders to Michael Bloomberg: ‘Sorry, you ain’t going to buy this election’

Bloomberg on Friday filed to run in the Democratic primary in Alabama, likely skipping Iowa and other early contests.

By Marcy Oster November 11, 2019 11:13 am

Virginia House will have its first female and first Jewish speaker

Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn, 55, of Fairfax County, Virginia, was chosen as speaker, after Democrats won a majority in the Virginia State house on Election Day.

November 10, 2019 3:11 pm

The Tell

The Tell: What we learned from Tuesday’s elections

The off-year vote brought some surprising news. Here are the biggest takeaways from JTA’s Washington bureau chief, Ron Kampeas.

November 8, 2019 12:03 pm

Michael Bloomberg preparing to run for president

By Ben Sales November 8, 2019 10:13 am

Are Jared and Ivanka taking the gloves off?

By Ron Kampeas November 7, 2019 1:52 pm

U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the SOAS University of London, July 14, 2019. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire/Getty Images)

Jewish newspaper’s front page editorial asks ‘fellow citizens’ not to vote for Corbyn

By Marcy Oster November 7, 2019 9:11 am

Ukrainian Jews at the Beit Grand Jewish Community Center in Odessa on Nov. 1, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

For Ukrainian Jews, having a Jewish president is a source of pride — and fear

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 6, 2019 4:52 pm

A Jewish photographer has been capturing Alexander Vindman and his twin for nearly 4 decades

By Josefin Dolsten November 6, 2019 3:47 pm

Trump to meet 100 Orthodox Jews for lunch in New York City

By Marcy Oster November 6, 2019 1:35 pm

Liberal Jewish groups ask Israeli politicians to oppose West Bank annexation — even if Trump supports it

By Ben Sales November 6, 2019 10:01 am

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