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On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Capitol in Washington, D.C. was stormed by a group of pro-Trump protesters, resulting in a lockdown of the complex. The re...

Marilyn Strickland, the newly elected Representative for Washington's 10th congressional district, made history as the first Black representative from the Pa...

Ray McGuire, a prominent Black banking executive and former vice chairman at Citigroup, is running for New York City mayor. Despite being a relative neophyte...

Rufus Gifford, Joe Biden's deputy campaign manager and a seasoned political strategist, reflects on the 2020 election and his role in the campaign. Gifford e...

Szabolcs Takács, Hungary's newly appointed ambassador to the United States, is entering his post amid uncertain diplomatic relations between Hungary and the ...

Annamie Paul, the newly elected leader of Canada's Green Party, is the first Jewish woman and the first Black person to lead a federal party in the country. ...

Canada's ambassador to the UAE, Marcy Grossman, has witnessed a transformation in Jewish life in the Emirates following the signing of the Abraham Accords be...

Speculation is increasing over who will be chosen to fill the soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat in California, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to ...

Chloe Fineman, known for her impressions on Saturday Night Live (SNL), discusses her Jewish upbringing and its influence on her comedy. Growing up in a loud ...

Carolyn Bourdeaux, a former public policy professor at Georgia State University, successfully flipped Georgia's 7th congressional district from Republican to...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) aims to move past internal disputes within the Democratic party and rally behind President-elect Joe Biden. In an interview with ...

Maria Elvira Salazar, a former TV journalist, unexpectedly won the recent election in Florida's 27th congressional district, defeating incumbent Rep. Donna S...

Mondaire Jones, the newly elected Democratic representative from New York's 17th congressional district, discusses his swift rise in politics and his role as...

Philadelphia Rep. Brendan Boyle, a devoted ally of Joe Biden, reached out to Biden shortly after the 2018 midterm elections, urging him to run for president....

Jonathan Swan, a national political correspondent at Axios, gained fame when his combative interview with President Trump went viral. Swan has been praised f...

Dr. Mandy Cohen, North Carolina's secretary of health and human services, is a potential candidate for President-elect Biden’s cabinet as head of the Departm...

Omer Yankelevitch, Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister, is committed to uniting Israeli and diaspora Jews. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandem...

Fady Qaddoura, a Palestinian-American and Muslim, has made history by becoming the first Muslim elected to the state legislature in Indiana. He ran as a Demo...

Amira Oron, Israels new ambassador to Egypt, has been working to reestablish diplomatic activities after the position had been vacant for over a year. While ...

Israeli actress and singer Liraz Charhi, who grew up in a Farsi-speaking household with Iranian-born parents, recently starred in the Apple TV+ series "Tehra...

In the race for Washington's 10th congressional district, Marilyn Strickland and Beth Doglio, both Democrats, are competing to succeed Rep. Denny Heck. The r...

Justine Siegal, the first female coach to be hired by Major League Baseball (MLB), is now coaching actors for the upcoming Amazon reboot of the film "A Leagu...

Tony Blinken, the top foreign policy advisor for Joe Biden's presidential campaign, has been meeting with progressive groups and Jewish and pro-Israel organi...

Michelle Hinchey, the daughter of the late Democratic congressman Maurice Hinchey, is running for a New York State Senate seat in the historically conservati...

"When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill," written by Howard Mortman, chronicles the 160-year history of rabbi...

Lucy Lang, a former assistant district attorney for Manhattan, has announced her candidacy for Manhattan district attorney. Lang, who contracted COVID-19 dur...

The Israeli-Iranian espionage thriller, Tehran, has made its way to Apple TV+ after a successful run in Israel. The show blurs the lines of good and bad, aim...

Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to Washington, reflects on his tenure and recent diplomatic successes in an interview with Jewish Insider. He highlights his ...

The article focuses on the Nonoo family, a significant figure in Bahrain's tiny Jewish community, spotlighted by the recent normalization deal between Bahrai...

Fleishigs, a kosher food magazine founded by Shlomo Klein and his wife, has seen a surge in popularity during the pandemic as home cooking gains momentum. Th...

Army veteran Jackie Gordon is running as the Democratic candidate to challenge Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in New York's 2nd district. While King is a long-standi...

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Defense Department official, is fighting to keep her seat in Michigan's 8th district, a Republican stronghold. ...

Merav Ben-David, a Jewish Israeli immigrant running for Senate in Wyoming as a Democrat, faces challenges in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to federa...

Elisha Wiesel, son of late Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel, is embarking on retirement after a 25-year career at Goldman Sachs. He has already engaged in va...

Natan Sharansky, an activist, politician, and former chairman of the Jewish Agency, has released a new book titled "Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My Peo...

Ellie Cohanim, the assistant special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism in the State Department, shares her journey from Tehran to her current position...

In 2000, Al Gore surprised many by choosing Joe Lieberman, the junior senator from Connecticut, as his running mate over John Edwards and John Kerry. Lieberm...

Alex Lasry, the 33-year-old senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, had high hopes for his city in 2020. Not only was the Democratic National Conventio...

Adi Heyman, a fashion stylist and blogger, quickly shifted her focus from the fashion industry to COVID-19 relief efforts when the pandemic hit. Originally s...

Judy Gold, a veteran comedian and actress, has written a book titled "Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble," criticiz...

Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is set to take over his family's philanthropic efforts, including a foundation created to com...

Israeli-Canadian comedian Renny Grinshpan discovered her true Israeli identity after planning to move back to Canada. She gained fame in Israel as a member o...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reflects on his challenging tenure during a tumultuous period marked by the protests following George Floyd's death. Despite bei...

Gil Cisneros, a California congressman who won $266 million in the lottery a decade ago, still occasionally plays the lottery for fun. Despite his wealth, he...

Tali Farhadian Weinstein, former general counsel to the Brooklyn district attorney, is running for Manhattan district attorney. She is entering a crowded fie...

Nita Lowey, once an unlikely Democratic congressional candidate, looks back at her 32-year career in Congress as she prepares to retire. Representing areas o...

Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, initially labeled a moderate Democrat, resists this characterization, emphasizing her focus on practical issues over ideol...

Brandon Scott, the 36-year-old president of the Baltimore City Council, is set to become the city's youngest mayor in over a century. He won the Democratic n...

Chaim Bloom, the new chief baseball officer for the Boston Red Sox, has faced scrutiny and high expectations in his role. His first major decision was to tra...

Rasool Saada, the Arab society lead at Maoz, an Israeli leadership network and incubator, played a key role in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Arab comm...