This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2026 election season.
2026 Elections
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Fast Forward Graham Platner, whose Maine Senate run has concerned Jews, becomes presumptive Democratic nominee
Chuck Schumer has signaled support for Platner, whose background includes a Nazi tattoo and Jewish extended family
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Fast Forward Hasan Piker favors Hamas, is pushing Dems to be anti-Israel — and wants Jews not to worry about him
An interview with the influencer gaining ground with liberals and alarming Jewish leaders
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Fast Forward California Jewish groups decry antisemitic conspiracy theories printed in governor’s race voter guide
One candidate, Don J. Grundmann, accused Israel of assassinating Charlie Kirk, perpetrating 9/11 and planning to “suitcase nuke” the United States
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel joins calls for end to US ‘financial aid’ to Israel
“The days of taxpayers subsidizing Israel militarily, that's over,” said the Jewish former mayor of Chicago (and onetime IDF volunteer)
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Fast Forward Michigan Democrats nominate Eli Savit, progressive Jewish prosecutor, for state attorney general
The nominating convention also saw deep divides over Israel
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News University of Michigan regents race turns into Israel litmus test for Democrats
Republican Lena Epstein, with past ties to Messianic Judaism, sees an opening after Democrats nominated Amir Makled, who faces scrutiny for past Hezbollah praise and antisemitic posts, for University of Michigan Board of Regents
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News U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan calls Israeli government ‘evil’ like Hamas
Abdul El-Sayed, doubled down on his criticism of the Netanyahu government and defended campaigning with controversial streamer Hasan Piker
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News Hochul pushes 25-foot buffer around New York houses of worship as Mamdani wavers on local bills
The New York governor, running for reelection, amplified her pledge to pursue action as critics claim restrictions would limit New Yorkers’ constitutional rights
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Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
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Opinion I run The Jewish Theological Seminary. Here’s the real story about President Isaac Herzog speaking at our commencement
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Fast Forward Talarico won’t campaign with Democratic House candidate who wants to open ‘a prison for American Zionists’
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Yiddish World Molly Crabapple’s book is well researched but ideologically biased
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News At Trump’s Christian revival on the National Mall, one rabbi made a Jewish case for America
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Fast Forward California judge says Kars4Kids misled donors by omitting Orthodox Jewish mission from ads
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Fast Forward Pacific Palisades Jews, displaced by fire, reopen their synagogue as part of returning home