Nathan Guttman, staff writer, was the Forward’s Washington bureau chief. He joined the staff in 2006 after serving for five years as Washington correspondent for the Israeli dailies Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post. In Israel, he was the features editor for Ha’aretz and chief editor of Channel 1 TV evening news. He was born in Canada and grew up in Israel. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A top donor to the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Trump presidential campaign may have sought to use his political ties to help get a Malaysian businessman out of a federal corruption investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. New York investor Elliot Broidy and his wife, Robin Rosenzweig, exchanged emails discussing a potential consulting…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein have little in common, but there is one thing they share — both have been scolded publicly by President Trump for their roles in investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 elections. Axios reported on Wednesday that hours after the latest Trump fusillade, the two sat down…
Jewish White House staffers made time Wednesday evening to gather in the building to celebrate the holiday of Purim by reading the Megillah, the Book of Esther. The reading, led by Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, included the traditional noise-making groggers that participants sounded off every time the reader said the name of the evil…
Launching a last-minute damage control campaign, Polish officials have descended on Washington, trying to convince American officials, lawmakers and Jewish leaders that the uproar over Warsaw’s recent Holocaust law is no more than a “misunderstanding.” The law, which makes speaking of a “Polish Holocaust” a criminal offense, will take effect Thursday, although the country’s top…
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who was indicted last week on felony invasion of privacy charges stemming from an alleged blackmail plot, will remain a recipient of a lucrative prize for Jewish humanitarians sponsored by one of the Jewish community’s most notable philanthropists. Before entering politics, Greitens established a nonprofit called The Mission Continues, which helps…
Can Levi Sanders shock the political world like his famous dad (almost) did against Hillary Clinton? The odds may seem stacked against Levi Sanders in his quest to win a crowded Democratic primary in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. There are already seven other Democrats vying for the nomination, one of them has already emerged…
Two Jewish Democratic lawmakers introduced Monday legislation calling for the ban of assault riffles following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Ted Deutch, whose Florida congressional district includes Parkland, and David Cicilline from Rhode Island, would outlaw the import, sale, manufacturing, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons, thus renewing…
When presented during his presidential campaign in 2016, Bernie Sanders’ idea of universal healthcare, known as a single-payer system, was widely rejected by fellow Democratic politicians, who preferred to side with Hillary Clinton’s more modest idea of making minor modifications to the Affordable Care Act. But now, Democrats are coming around to embrace the Sanders…
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