US Elections 2024

Michigan refuses Trump administration demand for 2024 election ballots

Last week, the Justice Department sent a letter to the clerk in Wayne County demanding ballots, ballot receipts, and ballot envelopes.

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Arab Americans gather at a restaurant for a presidential election watch party In Dearborn, Michigan, US November 5, 2024.
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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A guard opens a door inside a prison that holds foreign prisoners, suspected of being part of the Islamic State, in Hasaka, Syria, January 7, 2020.

Afghan Abdullah Haji Zada sentenced to 15 years after planning terror attack in US Election Day

“Today’s sentence, and Zada’s [...] removal from the United States, reflect [...] his betrayal and our commitment to use every tool at our disposal to detect and disrupt such plots," said Eisenberg.

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to sign an executive order on "Fostering the Future" in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, US, November 13, 2025.

Trump administration sues California over new redistricting maps

US Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a statement, said, “California’s redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process.”

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HIAS braces for Trump's return: Advocacy amid threats and challenges

Facing Trump's return, HIAS reflects on past resilience and prepares for renewed challenges and advocacy.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
HIAS Greece translator Jalal Barezkai, right, assists a Syrian refugee in an encampment near the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, May 9, 2018.

Republican efforts targeting Harris's record on Israel, antisemitism failed, survey says

There was unprecedented spending by Republicans in order to appeal to the Jewish vote in the aftermath of Oct. 7, but it failed, J Street CEO Jeremy Ben Ami said.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
A sign directs voters to the polling station at Galleria at Sunset mall on Election Day in Henderson, Nevada, U.S., November 5, 2024.

AIPAC-backed candidates win big in US elections, strengthening pro-Israel presence in Congress

Pro-Israel political action committee AIPAC has aided 318 Zionist candidates to win so far in the recent US elections. Other PACs and private donors also played significant roles.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByCOREY TUSAK
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference

Biden administration faces transition amid global conflicts, declining US influence - analysis

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are part of a broader shift in the world order. Russia, China, Iran, and other countries are trying to re-make the world order.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iranians step on an Israeli flag and a banner with pictures of US President Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

What happened to Iran’s bragging about ‘retaliation’ against Israel?- analysis

Iran has been blustering about another round of attacks on Israel since late October. The Tehran regime hasn’t gone completely silent but the rumors of an attack on Nov 5 seemed to vanish.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, Iran, July 25, 2005

Wall Street greets Trump's return with greed and trepidation

Trump's return to power is likely to significantly ease some of the regulatory pressures industries have seen under the Biden administration, executives across banks and private equity said.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByREUTERS
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, US, July 19, 2021.

Biden promises to work for smooth transition to Trump administration

Biden said he hoped Trump's recent win in the 2024 presidential election would put to bed his doubts on the validity of the 2020 election.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden looks on during a cabinet meeting inside the West Wing of the White House in September. Biden must not continue with the Obama policy of appeasing Iran and turning a blind eye to its terrorist proxies, the writers warn.

Iran says US elections are an opportunity to review 'wrong approaches'

President-elect Donald Trump's victory could mean stricter enforcement of US oil sanctions against Iran, which he initiated in 2018 after exiting a nuclear pact between Tehran and global

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByREUTERS
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.

Trump's win should prompt some soul-searching within the Democratic Party - editorial

That being said, while there are expectations that Trump will continue this strongly pro-Israel line, Trump model 2024 is not necessarily Trump model 2016.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump appears on a congratulatory billboard for the 2024 U.S Presidential Election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 6, 2024.

Jewish immigrant Eugene Vindman, key in Trump impeachment, elected to Congress

Vindman defeated Derrick Anderson 51-49%. Both men were veterans in a region where many in the military work and retire.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.