This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2026 election season.
2026 Elections
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Fast Forward Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun are all on the ballot in key primaries in Texas and NC on Tuesday
Democrats take in anti-AIPAC spending while a GOP candidate cracks Nazi jokes
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Fast Forward Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC
The likely presidential candidate is one of the most high-profile Democrats to swear off the pro-Israel lobbying group.
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Fast Forward Jan Schakowsky retracts endorsement in a congressional race over candidate’s AIPAC funding
The pro-Israel lobby, which has become increasingly radioactive among Democrats, has not said it is backing Donna Miller.
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News She’s a democratic socialist who affirmed Israel’s right to exist. Can she be LA’s next mayor?
Nithya Raman thinks she can win over the city's Jewish voters. Step one: Convince them she’s not Zohran Mamdani.
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Politics AIPAC fails its first test in the midterms
Despite heavy spending against former Rep. Tom Malinowski, he's in a dead heat in the race for NJ's open House seat
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Politics Why is AIPAC targeting Trump’s ICE funding?
The group’s super PAC is criticizing former Rep. Tom Malinowski for backing funding for ICE, reflecting a strategic shift amid Democratic anger at Trump and Israel
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Politics In a Mamdani-era primary, J Street endorses pro-Israel incumbent — and, in a first, ‘approves’ his challenger
Incumbent Dan Goldman is facing off against Brad Lander in the 10th district
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News Who is Bruce Blakeman, the ‘Almost Orthodox’ Jew running for New York governor?
The first Jewish county executive in Nassau history is now taking his suburban brand statewide
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Fast Forward Seismic shift in Israeli politics as opposition leaders Lapid and Bennett form joint party
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Fast Forward His kippah was a symbol of coexistence. Israeli police officers seized and destroyed it.
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Fast Forward DOJ’s indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center recalls Jewish groups’ use of informants to fight extremism