Jewish Democrats low key, grateful at second inauguration

Published on January 22, 2013

The inaugural poem included a “shalom,” and three rabbis and a cantor attended the traditional next-day inaugural blessing. But the message that Jewish Democrats were most eager to convey during President Obama’s second inauguration on Jan. 21 was that the long romance between the community and the party was nowhere near over.

Obama in second inaugural speaks of a united America, U.S. involvement abroad

Published on January 21, 2013

President Obama in his second inaugural address spoke of U.S. involvement throughout the world and Americans working together at home.

As the Hagel battle intensifies, Pentagon nominee gets key support from Jewish Dems

Published on January 15, 2013

Even as critics intensify their efforts to depict him as unfit to protect the U.S.-Israel relationship, Chuck Hagel has convinced several of the most prominent Jewish Democratic lawmakers to endorse his nomination to lead the Pentagon.

Senate amendment penalizing Palestinians for U.N. status does not pass

Published on December 5, 2012

A U.S. Senate amendment that would have penalized Palestinians for seeking non-member state status at the United Nations was not attached to its intended law.

Vast Senate majority urges sanction of Iran’s central bank

Published on August 8, 2011

Nearly the entire U.S. Senate has signed on to a letter urging the Obama administration to implement sanctions targeting Iran's central bank.