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.
America’s ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley rarely gets front-page coverage in the United States press. But in Israel, the fiery former South Carolina governor enjoys superstar status — along the lines of that enjoyed by Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who’s starring in “Wonder Woman” — from a nation grateful for Haley’s robust defense…
As he prepares for former FBI director James Comey’s Senate testimony, President Trump took some time Tuesday evening to host a select group of Republican lawmakers for a private White House dinner. The group included two senators who will be among those questioning Comey in the Senate Intelligence Committee, and several others not involved, including…
In the Byzantine world of President Trump’s inner circle, it’s now Jared Kushner’s turn to be down — while Steve Bannon is on his way up. At least this is the way Trump political-watchers view the current ebb and flow of White House power struggles, where the conservative wing led by Bannon is once again…
First came the excitement. Even for residents of the tony Kalorama neighborhood in Northwest Washington D.C., having the first daughter and son-in-law move in, was a source of pride. Not to mention the former first family. But now, they are starting to pay the price of living next to the Obamas and the Kushner-Trumps. Kalorama…
He’s back! President Trump’s latest tweetstorm backing his proposed ban on entry to the U.S. from six Muslim-majority nations brought his controversial counterterrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka to CNN’s morning show with anchor Chris Cuomo. And it didn’t end well, to put it mildly. The tense exchange quickly turned into a shouting match, with Gorka and…
David Horowitz’s Freedom Center got special attention over the weekend with a broad Washington Post expose into the work of the conservative non-profit and the key role it played in ushering in the Trump era. The story of Horowitz’s center, self-described as a “school for political warfare,” is used by the Post to demonstrate “how…
Pro-Israel activists, Jewish and non-Jewish, have been relatively quiet about President Trump’s decision to sign a waiver postponing the relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. And among those to notice this tempered response was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The New York Democrat took issue with those who were quick to criticize…
A disclosure of ethics waivers provided to Trump administration officials suggests that top adviser Steve Bannon may still be playing a key role in the right-wing media world — despite working in the White House. The disclosure, first reported by The New York Times, lists 16 White House staffers who were exempt from ethics rules…
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