Romney Is Back, Disappointed of Obama’s 2nd Term Agenda

Mitt Romney is back. He won't be running for office again. Hence, he is not giving up on helping the Republican party moving forward...

Lhota Gets Conservative Party Nod; Catsimatidis Not Impressed

Republican mayoral hopeful got the crucial backing of the NYC Conservative Party in his bid to succeed mayor Bloomberg. Mr. Lhota was joined Monday...

VIDEO: Conservative Democratic Mayoral Candidate, Erick Salgado In Favor Of Vouchers

At a recent debate on issues of interest to the Jewish community, Conservative Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Erick Salgado, was the...

VIDEO: Independence Mayoral Candidate Adolfo Carrion Discusses Jewish Issues

Mayoral hopeful Adolfo Carrion, who's running in the November elections on the Independence Party Line, has yet to be given an opportunity to discuss...

Orthodox Jews Dominate Celebrate Israel Parade On Fifth Ave.

The growing presence of Orthodox groups among Israel supporters at the annual Salute to Israel Parade, caught the eye of Ha'aretz reporter Chemi Shalev....

Hikind Calls Brooklyn DA African-American Candidate ‘Articulate’

Assemblyman Dov Hikind used his post-Shabbos radio show this week to call the candidates challenging Brooklyn DA Joe Hynes - Abe George, whose of...

The Tale Of Two Parties Within The GOP In Brooklyn

A year ago at this time, the Brooklyn GOP had 5 Republican elected officials for the first time since 1974. A year later, with...

Policy, Not Ethnicity and Warm Relations Will Win Orthodox Jewish Vote

While some say Anthony Weiner's entrance into the race as the only Jewish candidate in the race gives him an advantage in what is...

Newly Formed FJCC Urge Flatbush Residents To Attend 2nd Mayoral Forum on Jewish Related...

A second mayoral forum focused on issues that matter to the Orthodox Jewish community will take place this Tuesday Jun 4, 2013, in Flatbush....

Photo: CD48 Bumper Sticker: ‘L’Chaim – For Chaim Deutsch

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Lapid Appeals To Haredi Community: Let’s Fight Iran Together

Sensitive to criticism, Israel's Finance Minister Yair Lapid took an opportunity, during at a press conference on Wednesday, to appeal directly to the ultra-Orthodox...

Hillary Clinton’s Popularity Drops To Partisan Divide Level, New Poll Shows

Hillary Clinton’s favorability rating has come back down out of the clouds after a spate of attacks and negative press about her role in...

Weiner Proves Jewish Credentials With Yiddish/Hebrew Verbs

As the only Jewish candidate in the race for mayor, Anthony Weiner managed to woo Orthodox Jewish voters at his debut appearance to the...

VIDEO: Democratic Mayoral Candidates Coalesce In Opposition To Private School Vouchers

There are not many issues the Democratic mayoral hopefuls agree on, especially when they are seated at one table. However, on the one issue...

Weiner Claims Seniority In Speaking Out On Metzitzah B’peh

Appearing for the first time with all of his Democratic rivals on stage, Anthony Weiner sought to stand out, for the second time in...

Rockland – Lacorte Calls On Hasidic Bloc Vote To Withold Endorsement of Schoenberger

Suffern Mayor Dagan Lacorte, one of the Democratic candidates for Rockland County Executive, sent the following letter today to leaders of the ultra-Orthodox community...

Bill Thompson Discredits ‘Wildly Inaccurate’ Polls

Bill Thompson, pushed away from second place, doesn't think much of the most recent public polls that show him stuck in the middle of...

Test Poll: Ray Kelly Would Shake Up Mayoral Race

Democrats in NYC have expressed, throughout the current mayoral race, their eagerness of retaining control of the city after 20 years of Republican control....

Treated As A Frontrunner, Weiner Stands Out At First Mayoral Forum

Already being treated as a celebrity, Anthony Weiner found a unique way to distinguish himself from his opponents. At the first mayoral forum he...

Largest Public Employee Union Throws Its Support Behind John Liu

Democratic mayoral hopeful John Liu got yesterday a big boost for his so far sluggish campaign. District Council 37, which has 121,000 members, put...

Republican Candidate Arises to Run Against Councilman David Greenfield

Joseph Hayon, a two-time GOP candidate for different Assembly districts, has a new target in mind this time around: Councilman David Greenfield. His candidacy, Mr....

Anthony Weiner Gaining On Quinn; Leads Among Jewish Voters

Barely a week in the race, Anthony Weiner has managed to comfortably position himself a close second to Christine Quinn. In the first Marist...

The Donald Has Spent $1M For Research On Potential 2016 Bid

Donald Trump has spent more than $1 million on electoral research for a potential presidential run in 2016, The NY Post reported Monday. Trump spoke...

Rep. Peter King Boycotting NYS GOP Dinner For Inviting Sen. Cruz

New York Republican Congressman, Peter King is boycotting state GOP Lincoln dinner tomorrow night featuring Texas Senator Ted Cruz as guest speaker. Mr. King...

Exclusive: Republican Mayoral Hopeful Joe Lhota Details His Positions on Jewish Issues

Part of my interview with Republican mayoral hopeful, Joe Lhota: Normal 0 ...

As 2016 Chatter Continues, Hillary Clinton To Join Twitter

One thing Hillary Clinton has not done over the past four years, other than texts from Hillary, is connecting with the new generation of...

As Weiner Joins The Table, Quinn Drops Out From Education Debate

Organizers of a mayoral forum on education issues scheduled this afternoon are fuming after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn pulled out at the last...

Who Is Yoely Lhota?

As part of my extensive interview with Republican mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota, I felt the following story might interest you: On the first night of...

Weiner To Attend First Jewish Mayoral Forum

Anthony Weiner’s aide has confirmed that the newest mayoral candidate will attend The Jewish Press’s mayoral forum, making it one of his first public...

Republican Party Ought To Be ‘Closed For Repairs,’ Says Former Presidential Nominee

Bob Dole, who ran against President Bill Clinton in 1996 and was the leader of Senate Republicans for much of the 1980s and 90s,...

Upstate Race Of The Year- The Rockland County Executive Election

This is the most significant election in a lifetime, and the Jewish vote is critical. No, we are not talking about the NYC mayoral...

Some Orthodox Jews Reject Weiner’s Candidacy; Fear Muslim Brotherhood Connection

Some political pundits believe Anthony Weiner has a door open in the more socially conservative Orthodox Jewish community, since he's the only Jew in...

UTJ MK Gafni Warns: Missiles Will Fall On Tel Aviv, If IDF Draft Bill...

Knesset Member Moshe Gafni (UTJ) warned the government, in a speech at a weekly non-confidence motion, that missiles will fall on Tel Aviv if...

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