Nathan Guttman, staff writer, was the Forward’s Washington bureau chief. He joined the staff in 2006 after serving for five years as Washington correspondent for the Israeli dailies Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post. In Israel, he was the features editor for Ha’aretz and chief editor of Channel 1 TV evening news. He was born in Canada and grew up in Israel. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
After his failure to win a Republican-leaning Georgia congressional district in June, Jon Ossoff stayed away from politics, trying to make sense of his loss. He had run in the most expensive House race in history, one that had Democrats hoping would herald a wave of anti-Republican backlash. Now, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports, Ossoff…
After years of unsuccessful attempts, a modest gun control measure stands a chance of winning some Republican votes in Congress. The legislation, introduced by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, takes aim at devices known as “bump stocks,” which turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns capable…
Making a profit by purchasing cheap debt and selling it for a higher price is not illegal; indeed, Boston billionaire Seth Klarman has made much of his fortune that way. But it can be unpopular, especially when the indebted party is struggling. Klarman’s hedge fund, The Baupost Group, holds $911 million in Puerto Rico’s debt,…
Congresswoman Jacky Rosen was about to go to bed Sunday night when her daughter called from college. “She was hysterical,” Rosen recalled. That was how the Nevada Democrat, who represents parts of Las Vegas and neighboring cities, heard of the deadly shooting outside the Mandalay Bay hotel. Rosen has spent the past two days visiting…
Before saying the prayer for healing of the sick, Rabbi Malcolm Cohen asked his congregants at Temple Sinai in Las Vegas if anyone knows someone who was injured in Sunday night’s shooting. Five raised their hands and listed the names of their friends and relatives still hospitalized. Then, when it came time for the kaddish…
Armed with a presidential tweet, a bill moving forward in Congress and a pending lawsuit, Jewish and Christian advocates believe they are on the verge of overturning a long-standing policy that has prohibited federal emergency funds from reaching houses of worship hit by natural disasters. The public face of this campaign is Christian. A short…
Ivanka Trump was on tour this week, promoting STEM educating and encouraging young students to take on computer coding. But she didn’t get a welcome from one of the nation’s largest groups working to help girls study programming at an early age. Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, which works with 40,000 young female…
Seeking retaliation after the Wednesday vote by the [Interpol]](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-interpol/interpol-approves-membership-for-state-of-palestine-over-israeli-objections-idUSKCN1C20UV) to admit the Palestinians as a full member state, the Israeli government is asking the United States to shut down offices of the Palestinian delegation in Washington. According to reports in Israel, the idea was raised in a meeting of Israeli officials with President Trump’s Middle…
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