American politics

US judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities

Trump's orders targeted so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that have laws and policies that limit or prevent local law enforcement from assisting federal officers with civil immigration arrests.

|ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2025
Omar Fateh won the endorsement of the local Democratic Party in the Minneapolis mayoral race in 2025.

Democratic Party of Minnesota revokes endorsement of mayoral candidate for state's largest city

The endorsement's revocation was due to "substantial failures" in the Minneapolis convention's voting process.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign event in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., August 14, 2025.

'You f***** Jew-hater, piece of s***': Mamdani met with jeers in 'anti-Trump tour' of Staten Island

Zohran Mamdani told media he had been saddened but unsurprised when he was told to return where he came from.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
ZOHRAN MAMDANI attends a watch party on the night of his primary victory in June, becoming the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor on the November ballot. The risks of his win go far beyond New York City, the writers warn.

Mamdani's primary victory shows young US voters are turning to socialism - opinion

The shift among Western youth toward socialism isn’t a fleeting trend but a response to deep-seated frustrations with an economic system they see as rigged and unjust.

|ByMICHAEL J SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN

Trump, a president of many talents, and not much humility or honesty - opinion

Humility and truthfulness are not among the president's qualities.

JULY 24, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump at the White House this week: On Sunday, he declared that his first six months back in office have been ‘the most successful’ such period for any president in history, the writer notes.

Mike Waltz testifies before Senate, defends use of Signal amid scandal

While being intensely questioned by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), Waltz allegedly sought to downplay the scandal over leaked military information.

JULY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Why is Trump hurting red states? - opinion

The burden imposed by the $3.3-trillion Big Beautiful Bill primarily hurts Donald Trump's voting base in red states, and Republicans could pay the price at the polls.

JULY 10, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ at the White House last week.

Elon Musk forms new US political party, calls it 'America Party'

Elon Musk said that the "American Party is formed," a day after asking his followers on X whether a new US political party should be created.

JULY 5, 2025ByREUTERS
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, seen at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Impeachment or protection? Politics of self-destruction in the face of global threats - opinion

American political figures underestimate the dangers of the Iranian regime in speaking out against President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.

JUNE 26, 2025ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
US REP. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez departs the Columbia University campus after visiting a pro-Palestinian protest encampment last year. She is now leading the effort to impeach President Donald Trump following the US strike in Iran, the writer notes.

Trump's truths: What you hear ain’t what you get - opinion

US President Donald Trump has said many things about what he would do, but the reality differs.

JUNE 17, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump arrives to attend a G7 summit on Sunday at the Rocky Mountain resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. What Trump says is often meant to distract attention from what he’s actually doing, according to the writer.

Trump says no plans to speak to Musk, may 'get rid' of his Tesla

Trump said a review of Musk's extensive contracts with the federal government was in order.

JUNE 7, 2025ByREUTERS
ELON MUSK listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House.

A president with different priorities: Israel and US chart a new course under Trump - opinion

With US President Donald Trump sidelining Israel in his Middle East policies, Israel must strategize a more independent course.

MAY 22, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks during a Kennedy Center board dinner at the White House this week. At least for the rest of the Trump term, and probably much longer, the US-Israel relationship will not be the same, says the writer.

Trump deserves credit for ending DEI - opinion

The Trump administration's rejection of DEI is a vision of equality based on opportunity that benefits American Jews.

MAY 22, 2025ByGREGORY LYAKHOV
A FLORAL arrangement reads ‘Free Palestine’ as a protest takes place in support of Palestinians in Gaza at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, last year. In 2021, the USC student government attempted to remove a Jewish vice president who had expressed support for Israel.

Minorities are redefining American politics - opinion

It's time to break the myth of the democratic minority bloc

MAY 6, 2025ByPROF. UDI SOMMER
Prof. Udi Sommer

Donald Trump is throwing America's legacy of liberty out the window - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: America, once the free world’s emblem, inspiration, and engine, is now being led by a man for whom liberty means nothing.

MAY 2, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has said of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a man who personally and systematically dismantled a functioning democracy, ‘I happen to like him’ and ‘I have great relations’ with him. This was said hardly 30 days after Erdogan, threated by his main rival’s popularity, h