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.
Steve Mnuchin is headed to the Treasury with or without approval of Senate Democrats. On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee gave the Jewish financier the green light toward his confirmation as Treasury Secretary in Donald Trump’s cabinet. The approval was given to Mnuchin outside the committee’s regular procedure after Senate Democrats boycotted the meeting for…
As Republicans and Democrats draw their battle lines over the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court associate justice, so do Jewish activists. Those on the right are encouraged by Gorsuch’s judicial record, which indicates a willingness to allow expressions of religion even at the expense of lowering the wall separating church and…
The war of words between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats is escalating. After Trump coined the nickname “Fake Tears Chuck” to describe Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, it was time for former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to shoot back. The Jewish Florida congresswoman chose to describe the president of the United States as…
Sheldon Adelson is winning at the game of politics, as demonstrated by his front-row seat at President Trump’s inauguration ceremony, but he’s suffered a rare defeat in the world of sport. Stung by his exclusion from the planning process to build a new stadium that would bring football to Las Vegas, the casino mogul has…
Weekend reporting in the New York Times provided a peek into the Trump White House’s inner workings and the role played by his Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner. Formally described as senior adviser to the president, Kushner has emerged as Trump’s closest ally in the West Wing. “He has told several people that all things on…
Jewish activists from center to left all criticized President Trump’s executive order banning entry to the United States from 7 Muslim countries. But few have taken on another executive order signed at the same time – the order reshuffling the White House National Security Council and adding Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, as a member…
Even some Republicans are trying to distance themselves from President Trump’s travel ban executive orders, but inside the White House, former Breitbart chief Steve Bannon and Trump’s policy guru Stephen Miller, believe, according to Axios, that everything is “terrific.” “Tt really is a massive success story in terms of implementation on every single level,” administration…
A massive cut in American funding for the United Nations could be in the works if President Trump signs an executive order prepared by his aides. The order, first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday, will cut at least 40% of funding for the international body and its agencies, if they grant full…
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