The former congressman from New York said he hopes to support the new Biden administration in other ways.
In his debut speech as leader, Schumer said that he sees his role as ‘an awesome responsibility’ as ‘a descendent of victims of the Holocaust.’
Iran was a focal point of Senate confirmation hearings for Biden appointees Anthony Blinken and Avril Haines.
As President-elect Joe Biden announced his picks for the Cabinet, the joke went around on Jewish Twitter that the West Wing would have a minyan.
Netanyahu confidant Tzahi Hanegbi welcomes a Biden administration
Kristen Clarke regrets hosting antisemitic professor
Billionaire donor. Republican kingmaker. Casino magnate. Those were among the phrases that blared from national headlines on Tuesday in the hours after Sheldon Adelson’s death at 87.
In a December 19, 2020 tweet, linking to a video of a black person committing a crime, Remauro wrote, “Welcome back to the jungle.”
Despite years of support, the Jewish philanthropist was not as close to the prime minister and the president at the time of his passing.
Still reeling from last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, top Jewish Republicans are showing some division over whether to break from President Donald Trump as they wait to see what level of influence he will retain once Joe Biden takes over the presidency on Jan. 20.