Biden administration

FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Trump probe

Patel portrayed the seizing of his phone records by the FBI and efforts to conceal them as an example of overreach by unelected government officials under Biden.

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: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.
The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on the scoreboard at the United Center during a media walkthrough in Chicago, Jan. 18, 2024.

The Democrats need a nominee with a backbone on Israel issues - editorial

The Democratic Party faces a decision point. It can choose to separate itself from activists and elected voices who demand maximalist rhetoric on Israel, or it can keep trying to appease them.

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A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting

The commission, which has the power to issue subpoenas, is appointed by Congress and the president and currently has a narrow Democratic majority.

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Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia, October 19, 2024

Gaza war policy cost Kamala Harris victory in 2024 US elections, DNC research shows - report

According to Axios, DNC officials met with activists from the IMEU Policy Project, who told the Democrats that former US president Joe Biden's administration's support for Israel "drained support."

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With campaign tactics, Jewish organizations can win the narrative war - comment

From a former Biden field organizer: Why pro-Israel organizations should employ field teams to change hearts and minds on Israel.

JULY 23, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
DEMONSTRATORS RALLY in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, outside the White House in November. Several previous Biden organizers have organized pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the United States, the writer explains.

Even amid domestic turmoil, the White House knows how to handle world crises - opinion

Mr. Netanyahu is stepping foot on American soil at a time when the political ground in the US is shaky and unstable

JULY 23, 2024ByDAVID JABLINOWITZ
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds, last year. Regarding October 7 and the aftermath, the world couldn’t have had a better president to act quickly and correctly, said his aide.

Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look

On a range of global priorities, said analysts, a Harris presidency would resemble a second Biden administration.

JULY 22, 2024ByREUTERS
US VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris applauds as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union Address, last week. Too many people are having a hard time correctly interpreting criticism leveled by liberals throughout the world against our government’s policies, the writer argues

'Progressive fringe' Kamala Harris drives Jews to Trump, says former US ambassador to Israel

Friedman expressed concern over the Democratic Party’s decision to push Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate without a proper vetting process.

JULY 21, 2024ByZVIKA KLEIN
David Friedman

Israeli officials react to US President Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race

Israeli officials, such as Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Democrats chairman Yair Golan, thanked US President Joe Biden for his service and friendship with Israel.

JULY 21, 2024ByELIAV BREUER, MAYA GUR ARIEH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden reacts as he stands next to Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israel President Isaac Herzog during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah in Jerusalem July 14, 2022.

Netanyahu authorizes renewed hostage talks before heading to Washington

The elusive hostage deal to secure the release of the remaining 120 hostages in Gaza will be on the agenda of Netanyahu-Biden agenda.

JULY 21, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi during a situational assessment regarding the IDF strike on Yemen's Houthis, July 20, 2024.

White House considering imposing sanctions on government ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

The Biden administration is reportedly frustrated with the Israeli government's policy of expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, as well as Smotrich's and Ben-Gvir's support.

JULY 20, 2024ByMAARIV
(L-R) National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

'We cannot become divided': Doug Emhoff meets interfaith leaders at White House

Emhoff said he's been honored to be the first Jewish person ever to be a White House principal and he's honored to have been part of the Biden administration.

JULY 18, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US SECOND Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks at a meeting of special envoys and coordinators on combating antisemitism, in Berlin, earlier this year.

US-Israel relations aren't harmonious because Washington is conflicted - opinion

The rule for Israeli diplomacy, established by the late Moshe Dayan, still holds: risk a confrontation, if at all, only on absolutely essential issues.

JULY 11, 2024ByZALMAN SHOVAL
US DEFENSE SECRETARY Lloyd Austin receives Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon last month. Israel without the US – is it possible? Anyone familiar with political realities will not hesitate to answer in the negative, says the writer.

US resumes arms shipments to Israel, including 500-pound bombs - WSJ report

According to reports, the bombs "are in the process of being shipped" and could arrive in Israel in coming weeks.

JULY 10, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu