Politics

‘I don’t recognize our country today’: Jewish lawmakers under siege in Congress give their accounts

Capitol Police evacuated Congress members as an unprecedented siege of the building took place by a pro-Trump mob.

Merrick Garland, shown here in 2016, has been nominated to be the next attorney general. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Merrick Garland, blocked from Supreme Court in 2016, nominated as Biden’s attorney general

Garland, who is Jewish, is seen as politically moderate.

Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

‘Hitler was right on one thing,’ US congresswoman says at pro-Trump rally near Capitol

Speaking in view of the Capitol Building, newly-elected GOP Rep. Mary Miller was discussing the importance of convincing voters to elect Republicans when she invoked Adolf Hitler.

Jon Ossoff: Everything you need to know about the newest Jewish Democratic senator

Georgia Senate winner Raphael Warnock: Heschel and King ‘are smiling in this moment’

Warnock wins and Ossoff leads in Georgia Senate races, making Black and Jewish history at a pivotal moment for America

Supporters of President Donald Trump gather for a rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC on January 5, 2021. A string of extremists are expected at the rally. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Fears of violence simmer as Trump supporters, including anti-Semitic extremists, descend on DC

Biden taps Iran deal architect Wendy Sherman for senior diplomatic role

Jamie Raskin and family set up fund in son’s memory

Georgia’s Senate runoffs: All the Jewish drama from a charged campaign

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