This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2026 election season.
2026 Elections
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News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
As insurgent candidates rise, the Democrats must confront new challenges over leadership and Jewish voter support
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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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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
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News National Council of Jewish Women ejects LA chapter, other affiliates cut ties amid historic reboot
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Fast Forward Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure
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Fast Forward After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset
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Opinion Israel gives in to the politics of debasement
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Looking Forward My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke