Republicans

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.

 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 and US President Donald Trump stand before the White House covered in cracks in an illustrative picture.

Trump calls Musk's formation of new party 'ridiculous' and confusing

 US President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speak at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on the day of the opening of a temporary migrant detention center, known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida, July 1, 2025.

Trump plays up 'Alligator Alcatraz' deportations in Florida ahead of bill deadline

 CORY BOOKER (D-NJ) speaks at a House Democrats news conference in Washington, DC, in May 2025.

US strike on Iran: A look at the ripple effect on American Jewry, antisemitism, Israel ties


Democrats and Republicans split on Trump’s unilateral attacks on Iranian nuclear sites

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, called “the right call,” while Democrats questioned the constitutionality of the president’s actions.

 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, seen here at the U.S. Capitol in 2024, said the president made "the right call" in ordering attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.

Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a disgusting abomination'

Musk's public slam of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' comes shortly after his departure from the Department of Government Efficiency.

Elon Musk receives the key to the White House from U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025

The importance of bipartisanship - opinion

Israel should return to its traditional fostering of bipartisan support in its relationship with America.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the day of Netanyahu’s address to Congress last year. Israel must stop preferring Republicans and scorning Democrats, and instead return to its traditional fostering of bipartisan support, the writer urges.

Take back your tired, your poor - opinion

The United States is again denying asylum to refugees and sending them back to places where they face persecution, economic hardship, discrimination, and even death.

 THE STATUE of Liberty in New York Harbor: The tired, the poor, the ‘huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ are no longer welcome here, except for a handful of preferred white people, the writer argues.

Biden's cancer diagnosis prompts new questions about his health while in office

Biden's cancer diagnosis drew an outpouring of sympathy from supporters and rivals alike, including Trump.

 Former US President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden pose for a selfie photo, in this handout social media picture released May 19, 2025.

Some Republicans voice concern over Trump's plan to accept Qatari plane

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to block all of Trump's nominees to the Justice Department until the agency reports what it knows about the Qatari offer.

 The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025.

Minorities are redefining American politics - opinion

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

 Prof. Udi Sommer

Israeli Druze leader pleads for US help to protect Syrian Druze

Fighting between Druze residents and militias associated with Syrian government forces has intensified in recent days, leading to dozens of deaths and urgent calls for intervention.

Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Rubio replaces top US diplomat for Europe with former Senate staffer, consultant

Louis Bono, a senior foreign service officer, wrote to staff on Friday that Brendan Hanrahan would be taking over the role.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on upon his arrival at the Quai d'Orsay, France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart in Paris, France April 17, 2025.

US congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

The two are US Representatives Cory Mills of Florida, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana.

US Congressman Cory Mills and Congressman Marlin Stutzman meet Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem, in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2025.

Trump’s weaponization of pro-Israel antisemitism puts US Jews at risk - opinion

The GOP and MAGA have a Jewish problem. All their declarations of love for Israel and opposition to antisemitism are not enough to overcome the discomfort many Jews feel.

 A PERSON wearing a MAGA hat stands outside Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, in March 2025.