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Voters casting early ballots in Atlanta, Oct. 18, 2018. Groups such as The Jewish Council for Public Affairs are endorsing specific ballot initiatives across the country. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
In a number of cases, Jewish groups have taken the lead in compiling the signatures needed to get an issue on the ballot and in staffing phone banks.
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Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks at the Land, Air and Sea Reception during the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2016. (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Hamptons International Film Festival)
Service is a hard habit to break, and once you’re done with the military, elected office is an attractive option.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit Pittsburgh with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner three days after the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue there, Oct. 30, 2018. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Trump’s Republican Party is predicted to lose the U.S. House of Representatives, which will hand Democrats subpoena power, raising the prospect of a season of scandal and possibly impeachment.
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People enter the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Oct. 28 2018, to attend a memorial service for the mass shooting a day earlier. (Ron Kampeas)
“So God, why us?” said Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, rabbi of the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation, who was the last to speak at the memorial hall. “Why couldn’t he turn his car in a different direction?”
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Oct. 23, 2018. The summit was overshadowed by the killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)
The Saudi regime, effectively led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, this week acknowledged that its agents killed Khashoggi, a dissident columnist who had angered the crown prince.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks after she was denied access to the Homestead Temporary Shelter For Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla., June 19, 2018. A series of high-profile scandals has made her a favorite target for the right. (Joe Skipper/Getty Images)
The authorities were focused first on keeping people safe in the areas targeted — New York City, suburban Chappaqua, New York, and Washington D.C. — and there were no theories yet as to motive.
Read More“Globalists” is often a code on the far right for Jews, and white supremacists have adopted the “nationalist” label as their own.
Read MoreThese are all of the Democratic House candidates, broken down by state and whether they are incumbents or challengers.
Read MoreThese are all of the Republican House candidates, broken down by state and whether they are incumbents or challengers.
Read MoreHere are the Jewish Senate nominees, all Democrats.
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