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Recent polls show Democrats are perceived as 'out of touch' and 'weak' by many voters, as the party struggles with immigration policies and the rise of socialist candidates.

This past week we read “Balak” (Bamidbar (Numbers) 22:2-9.

New York City has met many challenges in its history as the capital of capital. The constant problem that surrounds the city ...

Mamdani preaches billionaires shouldn’t exist, but it’s unlikely he’d be the front-runner to become NYC’s next mayor if it wasn’t for the such deep-pocketed donor.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a provocative comparison between his current boss, Trump and his former mentor, the ...

Mamdani has appointed Jeffrey Lerner—a former top Obama White House aide and Democratic National Committee political director ...

Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns about New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the ...

The most unlikely guest at the $50 million wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice was newlywed Huma Abedin, who was Hillary Clinton’s right hand.

Mamdani’s own platform may seem more anodyne, but it is a distilled sampler of socialism’s greatest failures: nationalized ...