Kinky Friedman, the charismatic Texan country singer and mystery novelist known for fronting The Texas Jewboys, passed away at 79 due to Parkinson's disease.

Mark Robinson, the controversial lieutenant governor of North Carolina, has announced his run for governor, sparking concerns among Democratic and Jewish communities due to his history of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and transphobic remarks.

Tom Suozzi, a Democratic Congressman from New York, is running for governor of New York and sees it as a moment of fate.