Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email [email protected].
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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Fast Forward Biden commutes most federal death sentences but leaves Tree of Life shooter on death row
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Fast Forward Newborn grandson of Trump’s Mideast envoy named after Trump
Don James Witkoff is the grandson of Steve Witkoff
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Fast Forward ‘I want a long-lasting peace’: Trump talks about Israel in Time’s Person of the Year interview
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