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Opinion George Santos fabricated his life story. The person he pretended to be will defeat him in 2024
Several of the candidates challenging for his seat have the Jewish heritage and business acumen that Santos boasted of
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Fast Forward A congressman reportedly employs ‘neo-Nazis.’ Jewish House members want him censured
A group of five freshman lawmakers called on the House GOP leadership to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar
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Politics Another Jewish Democrat launches campaign against Santos — to defeat the ‘MAGA mishegas’
Zak Malamed co-founded a donor network to support young Democratic candidates. Now he is one
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Fast Forward Kevin McCarthy promised to replace Rashida Tlaib’s event with a ‘bipartisan’ pro-Israel discussion. Only Republicans spoke.
A pro-Israel event was closed to media, and also apparently to Democratic lawmakers
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Politics This Gen Z, gay, Latino Jew leans into his identities and launches a bid for Congress
Joe Vogel, who sits in Maryland’s House of Delegates, jokes that unlike Rep. George Santos, he really is a Latino Jew
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Fast Forward Santos says he’ll soon release evidence of his Jewish ancestry with genealogy tests
In a recent podcast interview, the Republican congressman doubled down on his claim last year that he’s a ‘Latino Jew'
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Fast Forward After condemning Nazism, Paul Gosar to share stage with members of Austrian party founded by Nazis
The Arizona Republican will attend a Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
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Politics George Santos now has a Jewish challenger who fled Iran to escape persecution
Anna Kaplan, a former state senator, filed paperwork to challenge Santos in 2024
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Fast Forward The judge in Maduro’s case is an Orthodox Jew — and displays a Torah verse in his chambers
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News He stormed the Capitol wearing a Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt 5 years ago. Where is he now?
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Antisemitism Decoded Things are only going to get worse for Jews from here
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Opinion What does Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break with Trump mean for Jews? Nothing good
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News Greenland’s only Jew hears a familiar pattern in Trump’s annexation talk
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Fast Forward Jacob Frey, Minneapolis’ Jewish mayor, returns to the spotlight after ICE shooting in his city
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Fast Forward Cooper Union settles antisemitism case with 10 Jewish students who were barricaded in library after Oct. 7
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