National Politics
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Jan 6, 2021 | Community, National, National Politics
Armed protesters are marching through the U.S. Capitol, while lawmakers are under lock and key. At least one person was shot and critically injured. Pro-Trump protesters attempting to stop the congressional certification Jan. 6 of President-Elect Joe Biden stormed the... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Jan 6, 2021 | Community, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
The family of Rep. Jamie Raskin has established a fund to honor the memory of Tommy Raskin, the Maryland Jewish Democrat’s son, who died on Dec. 31. The Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals launched this week with initial funding of $50,000. The... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 8, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Maryland, National Politics
The recent news of the passing of Sen. Paul Sarbanes at the age of 87 should make all Marylanders take pause and pay their respects. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history until Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski eclipsed him by a day when she retired in... read more
by Dr. Robert O. Freedman | Nov 11, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, National Politics, Politics
It was not a blue political tsunami giving the Democrats control of both houses of Congress with large majorities, nor the presidency with a decisive popular and Electoral College mandate. It was not even a large blue wave as the Democrats lost seats in the House of... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 10, 2020 | Community, National, National Politics, News, Politics
“I’m so happy and relieved.” That’s how Rabbi Michael S. Beals unabashedly characterizes himself after the recent victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. But it’s not only his political orientation that accounts for the 57-year-old... read more
by Ben Sales, JTA | Oct 23, 2020 | National, National Politics, News
Alexander Hillel Treisman, the 19-year-old man alleged to have plotted to kill Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, is the son of a prominent Jewish attorney who helped broker the first meeting between a U.S. president and the Dalai Lama. News broke on Oct. 23... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Oct 23, 2020 | International, Israel, National Politics, News
Sudan will become the third Arab nation over the past two months to normalize ties with Israel. The Sudan-Israel accord continues the trend among Arab countries to advance ties with the Jewish state, even without a peace agreement with the Palestinians. President... read more
by Ben Sales, JTA | Oct 13, 2020 | Community, Elections, National, National Politics, News
The Jewish vote in the upcoming presidential election should be quite similar to the way it has been split since 2012, according to a new study by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center. The survey, conducted earlier this month and published on Oct. 13, found... read more
by JMORE Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, National, National Politics, News, Opinion, Politics
It’s time for our long national nightmare to end. It’s time we had a president who respected science and led a commonsense approach to the pandemic. It’s time that we had a president who didn’t think locking children in cages and separated from their mothers was... read more
by JTA | Sep 20, 2020 | Community, National, National Politics, News
By Sarah Wildman Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, died on Sept. 18 at age 87. A fierce jurist known for her outsized presence and outspokenness, Ginsburg died from... read more