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Fast Forward Leora Levy, endorsed by Trump, wins Republican Senate primary in Connecticut
A first-time candidate, Levy was born in Cuba to a Jewish Lithuanian family
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Looking Forward The big question nobody’s asking about Andrew Yang’s new political party
‘Not Left, Not Right. Forward.’ may be a losing political formula but its not a bad mantra for a news organization
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Fast Forward Blake Masters, Republican who once cited a Nazi official, among far-right candidates to prevail in Arizona primaries
Master prevailed with the support of former President Donald Trump and tech financier Peter Thiel
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Opinion AIPAC’s new high-risk, low-reward political strategy
In the long run, the pro-Israel lobby's pivot to negative electioneering will fail
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Fast Forward Prominent rabbi defends L.A. Mayor Garcetti as his ambassadorial nomination stalls
Sharon Brous, who has called for accountability for enablers of sexual abuse, questioned a report saying her congregant abided harassment in his office
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News Why is Israel’s governing coalition falling apart? The players, the ironies and the possible outcomes explained
Ten months into a so-called “change government” that ousted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years and four elections, Israel is facing another political crisis, triggered not by a security crisis or budget woes, but by a spat over rules for Passover food in hospitals. On Wednesday, the coalition government led by Prime Minister Naftali…
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Fast Forward Ken Duberstein, first Jewish White House chief of staff, dies at 77
Ken Duberstein, believed to be the first of several Jewish Americans to serve as the White House chief of staff, died on Wednesday at the age of 77. Duberstein, a Brooklyn native, served former President Ronald Regan in the last year of his second term. He previously worked as an assistant to the president for…
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Culture In new memoir, Jamie Raskin recalls chaos and confusion of Jan. 6 insurrection
Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, lost his son to suicide in the last days of 2020. Just a few days later, he lived through the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol — and became a central figure in the Democratic Party’s response. As the lead House of Representatives impeachment manager charged with prosecuting President…
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Opinion I was hosting a shiva in LA — then the fires started
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Fast Forward Families of American hostages held in Gaza to attend Trump’s inauguration
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News ‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
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