Trump’s second term

Trump picks Matt Gaetz, who called ADL ‘racist’ and invited Holocaust denier to SOTU, for attorney general

The Republican firebrand has attacked George Soros and tangled with Jewish groups.

Trump names fellow real estate mogul Steve Witkoff as Middle East envoy

Witkoff, who is Jewish and who has been friends with Trump since the 1980s when he bought Trump a sandwich after they worked on a real estate transaction, has no Middle East diplomatic experience.

Trump taps Mike Huckabee, evangelical favorite, to be ambassador to Israel

If confirmed, Huckabee would be the first non-Jew to fill the role in 13 years.

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Trump taps Iran hawks Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz for top national security roles

New York

Trump picks Lee Zeldin, Jewish former congressman from Long Island, to head EPA

Stephen Miller waving on a runway surrounded by American flags

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Stephen Miller, hardline Jewish Trump aide, to become deputy chief of staff as immigration becomes top issue

Politics

Trump to nominate Elise Stefanik, who grilled university presidents on antisemitism, as UN ambassador

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Trump picks Matt Gaetz, who called ADL ‘racist’ and invited Holocaust denier to SOTU, for attorney general

Trump names fellow real estate mogul Steve Witkoff as Middle East envoy

Trump taps Mike Huckabee, evangelical favorite, to be ambassador to Israel

Trump taps Iran hawks Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz for top national security roles

Trump picks Lee Zeldin, Jewish former congressman from Long Island, to head EPA

Stephen Miller, hardline Jewish Trump aide, to become deputy chief of staff as immigration becomes top issue

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Trump to nominate Elise Stefanik, who grilled university presidents on antisemitism, as UN ambassador

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